| Synonym |
Cestrum campestre Griseb., Cestrum foetidissimum Jacq., Cestrum glaucescens Sendtn.
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Flower Color |
Yellow - Orange |
| Common Name |
Green Cestrum, Rat ki Rani |
Flower Type |
Panicle |
| English / Trade Name |
Green Cestrum, Willow-leaves Jasmine |
Flowering Period |
July-Sept |
| Vernacular /Local Name |
Rat ki Rani |
Fruiting Period |
July-Sept |
| Altitude |
Up to 1600 m |
Fruit Type |
Berry |
| Habit |
Shrub |
Fruit Details |
Fruit is egg-shaped, black berry when ripe. and highly poisonous. |
| Habitat |
Grows in riparian habitats and is also found in old gardens, waste areas, disturbed sites, open woodlands, forest margins and along roadsides. |
Bark Type |
Rugged |
| Distribution |
South America, Australia, Ornamental in gardens across the world |
Bark Details |
Older stems become woody and have a mottled grey appearance, and they sometimes also developed a striated bark at the base of mature plants. |
| Distribution in Haryana |
Morni-Pinjore |
Origin |
Exotic |
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Leaf Type |
Simple |
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Leaf Arrangement |
Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) |
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Leaf Shape |
Elliptic |
| Description of Species |
Shrub up to 3 m. Bark smooth; Leaves narrowly elliptic to lanceolate. Flower in terminal (panicle) numerous, sessile, often subtended by short bract. Calyx lobes triangular; Corolla greenish-yellow, tube narrow; Stamens inserted near middle of corolla-tube; swollen and retrorsely pubescent in lower part; Fruit a berry oval-ovoid, black. Seeds dark brown. |
Leaf Details |
Leaves alternately arranged, narrow and lence shaped, long, dark green and slightly shiny above and paler below, with slightly wavy margins. |
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