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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Genus: | Wrightia |
| Species: | W. 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.[citation needed]
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References
edit- ^ "Wrightia religiosa (Teijsm. & Binn.) Benth. ex Kurz — The Plant List". www.theplantlist.org. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- ^ Hook. f. (1882) In: Fl. Brit. Ind. 3: 653
- ^ Roskov Y.; Kunze T.; Orrell T.; Abucay L.; Paglinawan L.; Culham A.; Bailly N.; Kirk P.; Bourgoin T.; Baillargeon G.; Decock W.; De Wever A. (2014). Didžiulis V. (ed.). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2014 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
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