Nyctanthes arbortristis

• Botanical Name : Nyctanthes arbortristis L.
• Common Name : Parijatak, Harshringar
• Plant Family : Nyctaginaceae
• Plant Form : Tree
• Occurrence (Sectors) : 1, 2, 4, 15, 17, 22, 27-30
• Occurrence (Special Areas) : Ayurvedic Udyan, Van Chetana Kendra, Infocity

About Nyctanthes arbortristis Plant :

• Habit : A small tree.
• Leaves : Opposite, broadly ovate, acuminate, rough above with stiff hairs from bulbous bases, hairy beneath, entire, petiolate.
• Inflorescence : Axillary and in short terminal cymes.
• Flowers :
  • White, fragrant in the evening.
  • Calyx hairy outside.
  • Corolla tube orange coloured, lobes white.
• Fruit : Capsule up to 18 mm long and broad, compressed, obcordate.
• Flowering and Fruiting Time : August onwards.
• Significance :
  • The leaves are used in fevers and rheumatism.
  • The leaves have been proved effective in malaria.
  • The dry leaves are used as fine sand-paper.