Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Solanaceae | Genus: Cestrum | Species: Cestrum parqui (Lam.) L'Hér. ( रात की रानी ) |
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| Synonym | Cestrum campestre Griseb., Cestrum foetidissimum Jacq., Cestrum glaucescens Sendtn. |
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 |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| 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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