Rat Ki Rani / Night Jessamine
Cestrum nocturnum
Also known as Queen Of The Night, Lady Of The Night
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Maharashtra, Uttarakhand & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Cestrum nocturnum
- Genus
- Cestrum
- Family
- Solanaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Native to
- West Indies
- Distribution
- Cultivated in most parts of the world
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Maharashtra, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Punjab
- 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
- रात की रानी Rat ki rani,रातरानी ratarani,रात की रानी rata ki rani
- Nepali
- हसना फूल
- Bengali
- Hasna hana, হাসনাহেনা, হাসনুহানা
- Tamil
- செசுட்ரம் நோக்டர்னம்
- Telugu
- రాత్రి రాణి, నైట్ క్వీన్, సెస్ట్రమ్ నాక్టర్నమ్
- Kannada
- ರಾತ್ರಿರಾಣಿ Raatri raani, ರಾತ್ರಿರಾಣಿ
- Malayalam
- നിശാറാണി, Cestrum nocturnum
- Marathi
- रातराणी Raatrani, रातराणी
About Rat Ki Rani
Night Jessamine (Cestrum nocturnum) 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
Rat Ki Rani belongs to the Solanaceae family.
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