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''Nyctanthes'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Oleaceae, native to southeastern Asia. It is currently accepted as containing two species; other species previously included in this genus have been transferred to other genera, most of them to ''Jasminum''.〔(Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families )〕〔University of Oxford, Oleaceae information site: (''Nyctanthes'' )〕〔Sarmah, K.K. & Borthakur, S.K. (2009). A checklist of angiospermic plants of Manas national park in Assam, India. Pleione 3: 190-200. 〕 They are shrubs or small trees growing to 10 m tall, with flaky bark. The leaves are opposite, simple. The flowers are produced in small clusters of two to seven together. The fruit is a two-parted capsule, with a single seed in each part.〔〔Flora of Pakistan: (''Nyctanthes'' )〕〔AgroForestry Tree Database: (''Nyctanthes'' )〕The name ''Nyctanthes'' means "night flowering". ;Species # ''Nyctanthes aculeata'' Craib – Thailand # ''Nyctanthes arbor-tristis'' L. - (Night-flowering Jasmine or "Sad Tree") native to India, Nepal, Bhutan, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Java and Sumatra. ==References== Image:Trunk_of_the_Parijat_plant_(Nyctanthes_arbor-tristis),_Kolkata,_India_-_20070130.jpg |A ''Nyctanthes'' trunk from India Image:Underside_of_a_leaf_of_the_Parijat_plant_(Nyctanthes_arbor-tristis),_Kolkata,_India_-_20070130.jpg |A ''Nyctanthes'' leaf from India 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Nyctanthes」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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