Nyctanthes

Nyctanthes
	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; L.
Synonyms
	Pariaticu Adans.; Scabrita L.; Parilium Gaertn.; Omolocarpus Neck.; Bruschia Bertol.;

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".

Species

Nyctanthes aculeata Craib – Thailand
Nyctanthes arbor-tristis L. - (Night-flowering jasmine or "sad tree") native to Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Java, Sri Lanka and Sumatra.

References

^ ^a ^b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
^ ^a ^b University of Oxford, Oleaceae information site: Nyctanthes
^ Sarmah, K.K. & Borthakur, S.K. (2009). A checklist of angiospermic plants of Manas national park in Assam, India. Pleione 3: 190-200.
^ Flora of Pakistan: Nyctanthes
^ AgroForestry Tree Database: Nyctanthes Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine

A Nyctanthes trunk from India
A Nyctanthes leaf from India

[marion-1] Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families

[oxford-2] University of Oxford, Oleaceae information site: Nyctanthes

[3] Sarmah, K.K. & Borthakur, S.K. (2009). A checklist of angiospermic plants of Manas national park in Assam, India. Pleione 3: 190-200.

[fop-4] Flora of Pakistan: Nyctanthes

[wafc-5] AgroForestry Tree Database: Nyctanthes Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine

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