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Family: Oleaceae	Genus: Nyctanthes	Species: Nyctanthes arbortristis Linn.

Habit	Leaf	Flower	Fruit	Bark

Synonym	Bruschia macrocarpa Bertol., Nyctanthes dentata Blume, Nyctanthes tristis Salisb.	Flower Color	White
Common Name	Kura, Harsingar, Sephalika, Parijata	Flower Type	Cyme
English / Trade Name	Coral Jasmine, Night Jasmine.	Flowering Period	Oct-Dec
Vernacular /Local Name	Harsingar; Parijata	Fruiting Period	Jan-March
Altitude	Upto 1500m	Fruit Type	Capsule
Habit	Shrub	Fruit Details	Capsule orbicular, compressed, chartaceous, 2-celled, light brown.
Habitat	n dry miscellaneous forests, often gregarious in open south facing slopes of submontane zones.	Bark Type	Rugged
Distribution	Submontane Himalaya, Himachal Pradesh to Nepal, Assam, C. & S. India; Myanmar, Sri Lanka.	Bark Details	Flaky grey rough bark
Distribution in chandigarh	Chandigarh Botanical Garden and Nature Park	Origin	Native
		Leaf Type	Simple
		Leaf Arrangement	Opposite (leaves in pairs along stem)
		Leaf Shape	Ovate
Description of Species	Deciduous shrubs or small trees, with quadrangular branches. Leaves simple ovate or rhomboid, 6.5-14 x 3.5-8 cm, acute or acuminate, entire or with few distinct teeth, scabrous, coriaceous. Flowers white with pale or orange-mauve base, fragrant, 1.2-2.4 cm across, in pedunculate heads, disposed in axillary or terminal trichotomous cymes. Calyx tube short, about 3-4 mm long; minutely toothed. Corolla tube 8-14 mm long, cylindrical, orange-red or mauve coloured; lobes 5-8. Anthers 2, subsessile. Ovary 2-celled. Capsule orbicular, compressed, chartaceous, 2-celled, light brown.	Leaf Details	Leaves simple ovate or rhomboid, 6.5-14 x 3.5-8 cm, acute or acuminate, entire or with few distinct teeth, scabrous, coriaceous.

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