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Water Jasmine 
| Local Name |
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Water Jasmine |
| Botanical Name |
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Wrightia religiosa (Teijsm. & Binn.) Benth. ex Kurz |
| Common Name |
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Water Jasmine |
| Family |
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Apocynaceae |
| Distribution |
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It is cultivated in Odisha. Widely grown in tropical and subtropical regions of India. It has also been introduced to tropical regions in Africa, the Americas, and the Caribbean. |
| Habit |
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Shrub |
| Short Description |
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It is a small evergreen tree native to Southeast Asia. It is admired for its fragrant, white flowers and glossy leaves, often grown as an ornamental plant or in religious gardens. |
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Descriptions
It is a small, evergreen shrub reaches a height
of 2-5 meters. It has slender, pendulous branches with
narrow, lanceolate leaves that are glossy and dark green. It
produces fragrant, white, star-shaped flowers in clusters.
The fruit is a slender, cylindrical pod.
Flowering & Fruiting Period
Throughout the year
Use(s)
It is used for ornamental purposes.
