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Family: Solanaceae	Genus: Cestrum	Species: Cestrum nocturnum Linn. ( रात की रानी )

Habit	Leaf	Flower	Fruit	Bark

Synonym	Cestrum foetidissimum Jacq., Cestrum leucocarpum Dun. Cestrum suberosum Jacq.	Flower Color	White
Common Name	Night-blooming cestrum, Night blooming jasmine, Rat ki rani	Flower Type	Raceme
English / Trade Name	Night-blooming cestrum, Night blooming jasmine	Flowering Period	Jan-Dec
Vernacular /Local Name	Rat ki rani	Fruiting Period	Jan-Dec
Altitude	Up to 2000 m	Fruit Type	Berry
Habit	Shrub	Fruit Details	Berry white, juicy, oblong or globose. Seeds 1-5, ellipsoid.
Habitat	Western Ghats & Eastern Ghats, Mid to High Altitude, Cultivated / Escape	Bark Type	Smooth
Distribution	Native of Tropical America	Bark Details	Greenish bark
Distribution in Haryana	Kurukshetra, Morni-Pinjore, Sonepat	Origin	Exotic
		Leaf Type	Simple
		Leaf Arrangement	Alternate (leaves born singly along stem)
		Leaf Shape	Oblong
Description of Species	Shrubs erect or sprawling, up to 3 m tall; young growth puberulent, glabrescent. Branches slender. Lleaf blade oblong-ovate or oblong-lanceolate, entire. Inflorescences drooping, many-flowered, axillary or terminal racemose panicles. Flowers strongly night scented. Calyx campanulate, lobes deltoid. Corolla greenish or whitish yellow, tube slightly contracted at throat. Filaments with dentate appendages, usually puberulent at point of insertion. Ovary l mm. Berry white, juicy, oblong or globose. Seeds 1-5, ellipsoid.	Leaf Details	Leaf blade oblong-ovate or oblong-lanceolate, entire.

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