Murraya paniculata (L.) Jack
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Broadlands Road, Harare
Photo: Mark Hyde
Broadlands Road, Harare
Photo: Mark Hyde
Garden near Tanganda Training Centre, New Years Gift Estate
Photo: Mark Hyde
Garden near Tanganda Training Centre, New Years Gift Estate
Photo: Mark Hyde
Garden near Tanganda Training Centre, New Years Gift Estate
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Synonyms:
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Murraya exotica L.
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Common names:
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Orange jasmine (English)
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Description:
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Shrub or small tree to 4 m. Leaflets 3-9, up to 7 cm long, glossy, ovate, rhombic-ovate to obovate. Flowers white, fragrant. Fruit 1.25 cm in diameter or less, red, ovoid. |
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Worldwide distribution:
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Native to SE Asia and the Malay Peninsula. Widely cultivated in the tropics. |
Growth form(s):
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Tree.
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Literature:
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Bailey, L.H. (1949). Manual of Cultivated Plants Revised edition. Macmillan, New York. Page 745.
Parker, T. (2023). Common Trees of Mozambique The Tree Press, Austin, Texas, USA Pages 348 - 349. (Includes a picture).
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