Sp. Pl. 1: 6 (1753)
[Species Plantarum]

: from Gr. nyx (nyktos), night; anthos, flower: night flower. The plant flowers at night and the flowers are shed in the early morning unfaded.

1. Sp. Pl. 1 : 6 (1753)

Synonymous genera:

1. Parilium Gaertner (1788)
2. Scabrita L. (1767)

350770 Nyctanthes
J.B.P.A. de Monet de Lamarck, J.L.M. Poiret, Tabl. Encycl., vol. 1: t. 6 (1791-1823) [J.E. de Seve]

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Nyctanthes