Wrightia religiosa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Apocynaceae |
Genus: | Wrightia |
Species: | W. religiosa
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Binomial name | |
Wrightia religiosa | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Wrightia religiosa [2] 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. [3]
This species is commonly a bonsai plant, used in pagodas of Indo-China and elsewhere. In Viet Nam, it may be called: Mai chiếu thủy, mai chấn thủy, mai trúc thủy, or 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.[ citation needed]