Parijat Tree, Parijatak, Night Flowering Jasmine

Parijat is one of the beautiful and mysterious plants whose flowers fall on the ground after blooming. The flowers bloom at night and drop down from the branches at the first rays of light. These fragrant flowers spread fragrance in the surrounding area with an intensely sweet floral aroma.Parijat belongs to the Oleaceae family. also called as night-flowering jasmine and Coral Jasmine worldwide. Flowers have four to eight petals arranged above a vibrant orange tube in a pinwheel pattern. The tree is sometimes called the tree of sorrow because the flowers lose their brightness during daytime.