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''Nyctanthes arbor-tristis'' (Night-flowering Jasmine) is a species of ''Nyctanthes'', native to South Asia and Southeast Asia.〔Germplasm Resources Information Network: (''Nyctanthes arbor-tristis'' )〕〔Flora of Pakistan: (''Nyctanthes arbor-tristis'' )〕〔AgroForestry Tree Database: (''Nyctanthes arbor-tristis'' )〕〔(Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, ''Nyctanthes arbor-tristis'' )〕 ''Nyctanthes arbor-tristis'' is a shrub or a small tree growing to 10 m tall, with flaky grey bark. The leaves are opposite, simple, 6–12 cm long and 2–6.5 cm broad, with an entire margin. The flowers are fragrant, with a five- to eight-lobed white corolla with an orange-red centre; they are produced in clusters of two to seven together, with individual flowers opening at dusk and finishing at dawn. The fruit is a flat brown heart-shaped to round capsule 2 cm diameter, with two sections each containing a single seed.〔〔 ==Names and symbolism== The tree is sometimes called the "tree of sorrow", because the flowers lose their brightness during daytime; the scientific name ''arbor-tristis'' also means "sad tree". The flowers can be used as a source of yellow dye for clothing. The flower is the official flower of the state of West Bengal, India, and for Kanchanaburi Province, Thailand. ''Nyctanthes arbor-tristis'' (sometimes incorrectly cited as ''Nyctanthes arbortristis'' or ''Nyctanthes arbor tristis'') is commonly known as: *Night-flowering Jasmine *Coral Jasmine *''Singgarei'' in Manipuri *''Sewali'' (শেৱালি) in Assamese *''Shefali'' (শেফালী ) or ''Shiuli'' (শিউলি) in Bengali *''Parijat'' (also spelled ''Paarijat'' or ''Paarijaata'') in Hindi〔(Our Tree Neighbours, by Chakravarti Venkatesh, 1976 )〕 *''Harshringar'' in Hindi〔http://herbpathy.com/Uses-and-Benefits-of-Night-Jasmine-Cid3656〕 *''Paarijaatham'' (పారిజాతము) or ''Pagadamalle'' (పగడమల్లి) in Telugu *''Paarijaata'' (ಪಾರಿಜಾತ) or ''Goli'' (ಗೋಳಿ) in Kannada *''Pārijāt'' (पारिजात), ''Pārijātak'' (पारिजातक) or ''pājakta'' (प्राजक्त) in Marathi *''Pavazha malli'' (பவழ மல்லி) in Tamil *''Pavizha malli'' in Malayalam *''Shephali/Shefali'' (ଶେଫାଳି) or ''Ganga Shiuli'' (ଗଙ୍ଗ ଶିଉଳି) in Oriya *''Sepalika'' (සේපාලිකා) in Sinhala 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 arbor-tristis」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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