Din Ka Raja / Day Jessamine
Cestrum diurnum
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, Maharashtra & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Cestrum diurnum
- Genus
- Cestrum
- Family
- Solanaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Native to
- West Indies
- Distribution
- Cultivated in most parts of the world
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Telangana, Gujarat, Assam
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Solanaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Solanaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- दिन का राजा Din Ka Raja
- Bengali
- বন হাসনুহানা
- Tamil
- செசுட்ரம் டைர்னம்
About Din Ka Raja
Day Jessamine (Cestrum diurnum) is a shrub belonging to the Solanaceae family (Nightshade/Tomato family). Members of this family are generally characterised by alternate simple leaves, cymose (extra-axillary) flower clusters, berry/capsule fruit. Native to West Indies, it is distributed across Cultivated in most parts of the world. It flowers and fruits through much of the year. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Solanaceae
Nightshade/Tomato family
Din Ka Raja belongs to the Solanaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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