Nyctanthes | |
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Nyctanthes arbor-tristis | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Oleaceae |
Tribe: | Myxopyreae |
Genus: |
Nyctanthes L. |
Type species | |
Nyctanthes arbor-tristis | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Nyctanthes is a genus of flowering plants in the family Oleaceae, native to southeastern Asia. It is currently accepted as containing two species; other species previously included in this genus have been transferred to other genera, most of them to Jasminum. [1] [2] [3]
They are shrubs or small trees growing to 10 m tall, with flaky bark. The leaves are opposite, simple. The flowers are produced in small clusters of two to seven together. The fruit is a two-parted capsule, with a single seed in each part. [2] [4] [5] The name Nyctanthes means "night flowering".
Nyctanthes | |
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Nyctanthes arbor-tristis | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Oleaceae |
Tribe: | Myxopyreae |
Genus: |
Nyctanthes L. |
Type species | |
Nyctanthes arbor-tristis | |
Synonyms [1] | |
|
Nyctanthes is a genus of flowering plants in the family Oleaceae, native to southeastern Asia. It is currently accepted as containing two species; other species previously included in this genus have been transferred to other genera, most of them to Jasminum. [1] [2] [3]
They are shrubs or small trees growing to 10 m tall, with flaky bark. The leaves are opposite, simple. The flowers are produced in small clusters of two to seven together. The fruit is a two-parted capsule, with a single seed in each part. [2] [4] [5] The name Nyctanthes means "night flowering".