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Water Jasmine

Local Name	:	Water Jasmine
Botanical Name	:	Wrightia religiosa (Teijsm. & Binn.) Benth. ex Kurz
Common Name	:	Water Jasmine
Family	:	Apocynaceae
Distribution	:	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	:	Shrub
Short Description	:	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.