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Murraya paniculata

Orange jasmine
Foliage and flowers
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Rutaceae
Genus: Murraya
Species:
M. paniculata
Binomial name
Murraya paniculata
Synonyms[2]

Homotypic Synonyms

  • Chalcas paniculata L. (1767), nom. cons.
  • Murraya exotica var. paniculata (L.) Thwaites (1858)

Heterotypic Synonyms

  • Connarus foetens Blanco (1837)
  • Connarus santaloides Blanco (1845), nom. illeg.
  • Camunium exoticum (L.) Kuntze (1891)
  • Chalcas exotica (L.) Millsp. (1895)
  • Chalcas japanensis Lour. (1790)
  • Limonia malliculensis J.R.Forst. ex Steud. (1840)
  • Marsana buxifolia Sonn. (1782)
  • Murraya amoena Salisb. (1796)
  • Murraya exotica L. (1771)
  • Murraya exotica var. buxifolia Thwaites (1858)
  • Murraya japonensis (Lour.) Raeusch. (1797)
  • Murraya paniculata var. buxifolia (Sonn.) Thwaites (1858)
  • Murraya paniculata var. exotica (L.) C.C.Huang (1959)
  • Murraya scandens Hassk. (1866)

Murraya paniculata, commonly known as orange jasmine, orange jessamine, china box or mock orange, is a species of shrub or small tree in the family Rutaceae and is native to South Asia, Southeast Asia and Australia. It has smooth bark, pinnate leaves with up to seven egg-shaped to elliptical leaflets, fragrant white or cream-coloured flowers and oval, orange-red berries containing hairy seeds.

  1. ^ "Murraya paniculata". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference POWO was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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