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'''Parijata''', is a large shrub or small tree with spreading branches, growing . It grows up to 10 metres tall. The plant is particularly valued for its flowers which are used in traditional medicine, as a dye and as a source of an essential oil. The plant has very fragrant flowers and is widely cultivated as an ornamental in tropical and subtropical regions all over the world. It is often planted near Hindu temples in India and Sri Lanka, as well as in Malaysia and Indonesia. 

{{Common names|kn=harisringiHarisringi, paarijaatha, parijatakaPaarijaatha|ml=manjapumaramManjapumaram, parijatakam, pavilamalliParijatakam|sa=harasimgaraHarasimgara, kharapatraka, parijata, sephalikaKharapatraka|ta= pavazhaPavazha-malli, pavilamalligai Pavilamalligai|te=krishnavaeniKrishnavaeni, shvethasurasa, parijatamu, pagadamalleShvethasurasa|hi=harshingar, seoli, sephalika, siharuHarshingar, Seoli|en=Coral Jasmine}}

{{Leaf|Simple|Opposite|leaves Leaves decussate-opposite; petioles 5-20 mm long, not articulate, short-pubescent; leaf Leaf blades ovate or those near the flowers sometimes oblong, 3.5-13 cm long, 2-9 cm wide, apically acute or acuminate, basally rounded or cordate to cuneate, marginally varying from entire to very coarsely and unequally glandular-dentate or serrate on the lower portions, angular-lobed, very scabrous above with whitish bulbous-based hairs, only the bases persisting, densely short-pubescent beneath}}<ref name="Leaf"/>

{{Flower|Bisexual|axillary Axillary or terminal panicle|Pale yellow||The flowers are fragrant, with a five- to eight-lobed white corolla with an orange-red centre; they are produced in clusters of two to seven together, with individual flowers opening at dusk and finishing at dawn.}}

{{Fruit|A capsule|2 cm long and wide, 3-4 mm wide||compressedCompressed|usually Usually shortly mucronate at the apex, 2-celled, 2-valved, opening transversely from the apex; seeds 1 per cell, compressed.}}

* [http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Nyctanthes+arbor-tristis UsesNyctanthes arbor-tristis on the ferns.info] * [http://www.florajournal.com/archives/?year=2016&vol=4&issue=4&part=A&ArticleId=278flora journal.com]