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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.

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.