Wrightia religiosa explained

Wrightia religiosa is a species of tree in the family Apocynaceae. Its distribution includes: China (Guangdong), Indochina and Malaysia including the Philippines; no subspecies are listed in the Catalogue of Life.

This species is commonly a bonsai plant, used in pagodas of Indo-China and elsewhere. In Viet Nam, it may be called: Vietnamese: Mai chiếu thủy, Vietnamese: mai chấn thủy, Vietnamese: mai trúc thủy, or Vietnamese: lòng mức miên; in English, it has sometimes been translated as water jasmine. It produces small, pendulous white flowers that have a fragrance similar to true jasmine.

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2014 Annual Checklist.. Roskov Y.. Kunze T.. Orrell T.. Abucay L.. Paglinawan L.. Culham A.. Bailly N.. Kirk P.. Bourgoin T.. Baillargeon G.. Decock W.. De Wever A.. Didžiulis V.. Species 2000: Reading, UK.. 2014. 7 July 2018.
  2. Hook. f. (1882) In: Fl. Brit. Ind. 3: 653