Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Oleaceae | Genus: Nyctanthes | Species: Nyctanthes
arbortristis Linn. ( हरसिंगार, पारिजात ) |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| 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 | In 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 Haryana | Ambala, Gurgaon, M. Garh, Mewat, Morni-Pinjore, Rewari, Sonepat, Yamuna Nagar | 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. |
