In Bengali it is known as Hasnu Hana. Its strong odour may cause headache. It is believed the scent attracts snakes- but I have nor witnessed. Do the flowers bloom at night or they give out scent only at night time ?
On Sep 27, 7:05 pm, "J.M. Garg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Some extracts from Wikipedia > link:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cestrum_nocturnum > > *Cestrum nocturnum* (Raat Ki Rani) is a species of > *Cestrum<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cestrum> > *, native to Mexico <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico>, Central > America<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_America>, > India <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India> and > Cuba<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuba> > [*citation needed <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed>*]. > Common names include *Night-blooming Cestrum*, *Lady of the Night*, *Queen > of the Night*, *Night-blooming jessamine*, and *Night-blooming Jasmine*. > Also known as *Raat ki Rani* (Queen of the night), in > Urdu<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urdu>and > Hindi <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindi>. > > It is an evergreen <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evergreen> woody > shrub<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrub>growing to 4 metres (13 ft) > tall. The > leaves <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leaf> are simple, narrow lanceolate, > 6-20 cm (2-8 in) long and 2-4.5 cm broad, smooth and glossy, with an entire > margin. The flowers <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flower> are > greenish-white, with a slender tubular > corolla<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corolla_(flower)>2-2.5 cm (1 in) > long with five acute lobes, 10-13 mm diameter when open at > night; they are produced in cymose <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyme> > inflorescences <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inflorescence>, and are > strongly scented. The scent is released at night. The > fruit<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fruit>is a poisonous white > berry <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berry>. There is also a variety with > yellowish flowers. > > *Cestrum nocturnum* also known as Night Blooming Jasmine, is grown in > subtropical regions as an ornamental > plant<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ornamental_plant>for its > strongly-scented flowers. It grows best in average to moist soil > that is light and sandy, with a neutral pH of 6.6 to 7.5, and is hardy > to hardiness > zone <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardiness_zone> 8. Feed bi-weekly with a > weak dilution of seaweed and fish emulsion fertilizer. > > All parts of the plant are highly > poisonous<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poison> > . > > On Sat, Sep 27, 2008 at 7:05 PM, Anand Kumar Bhatt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > > > Raat ki rani, during daytime and during night-time in bloom. > > akbhatt > > > -- > > Anand Kumar Bhatt > > A-59, B.S.F.Colony, Bhind Road > > Gwalior. 474 005. > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg > "We often ignore the beauty around us" > Creating Awareness about Indian Flora & > Fauna:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 > For learning about our trees & plants, please visit/ join Google e-group > (Indiantreepix)http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "indiantreepix" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
