- Family : OLEACEAE
(Olive Or Jasmine Family)
- Family (Hindi name) : MOGRA FAMILY (मोगरा फैमिली)
- Family (as per The APG System III) : Oleaceae
- Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Nyctanthes arbor-tristis L.
- Common name : Coral Jasmine, Night Jasmine, Arbor Tristis, Har Singar, Parijat, Sad tree, Tree of Sadness, Tree of Sorrow
- Vernacular name :
- Harsimgar, Seoli, Sinharu (Hindi)
- Parijata (Kannada)
- Pavalamalli, Paarijaatham (Tamil)
- Parijatam, Paghada malli, Krishti (Telugu)
- Gangaseoli, Godokodika, Gurjo seoli, Singaroharo, Sepli, Sedi, Siruli, Gantha khelika, Gutikhadika, Godokodika, Singhara (Oria)
- Parijatah (Sanskrit)
- Mannapu, Paarijatham, Pavizhamalli, Pavizhamulla (Malayalam)
- Habit : Tree
- Habitat : Open forests
- Comments / notes : Often planted in gardens and places of worship. Flowers are very fragrant.
- Flower, Fruit : September-April
- Distribution :
- Andhra Pradesh : Andhra Pradesh
- Telangana : Nagarkurnool district
- Karnataka : Dakshina Kannada district, Mysuru district, Bengaluru district
- Kerala : All districts of Kerala
- Odisha : Odisha
- Tamil Nadu : Tamil Nadu
- Gujarat : Junagadh
- Native : Bangladesh, Cambodia, Bhutan, India, Jawa, Laos, Nepal, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam
- Exotic/Native : Native
- World Distribution : Bangladesh, Cambodia, Bhutan, India, Jawa, Laos, Nepal, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam
- Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
- Literature :
- Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4
- J.L.Ellis, 1990- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 2
- H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2
- R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District
- R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District
- H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipahar (Similipal), Orissa
- Sudhakar Reddy, C et al., 2009. Tree Wealth of Eastern Ghats of Andhra Pradesh, India
- Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983
- Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
- Read more :
- Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Nyctanthes arbor-tristis. Downloaded on 2 July 2024.
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