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]
| 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 |
| Binomial name | |
| Wrightia religiosa | |
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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.
Taxon identifiers | |
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| Wrightia religiosa |
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| Echites religiosus |
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