Sepalica

• Common Name In Sri Lanka:

  Sepalica

• Scientific Name:

  Nyctanthes arbor-tristis l.

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• Average Height:

  

  10 m

• Identification

  Leaves- decussate, ovate to oblong, rounded to pointed base, long-pointed apex, margin entire to coarsely and unequally dentate, roughly hairy. Trunk- much branched- twigs hairy, 4-sided. Flowers- white and orange, sessile, fragrant, opening at sunset, inflorescence-axillary or terminal panicles, each with 2-7 flowers, peduncles four-sided and hairy. Fruits- flattened, rounded capsule.

• Habitat

  Home gardens

• Special Notes

  Flowers-temple offerings, yellow dye, perfumery, leaves-sandpaper, Wood-fuelwood, ornamental.