Kingdom: Plantae
Order: Lamiales
Family: Verbenaceae
Genus: Nyctanthes
Species: Nyctanthes arbor-tristis
Common name: Night jasmine, Harsinghar
Origin: India
Description: It is a shrub or a small tree, with grey bark. The leaves are opposite, simple, with an entire margin. The flowers are fragrant, they are produced in clusters of two to seven together, with individual flowers opening at dusk and finishing at dawn. The fruit is a flat brown heart-shaped to round capsule, with two sections each containing a single seed.
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