Wrightia religiosa (Wrightia religiosa)
Description
Wrightia religiosa is a species of tree in the family Apocynaceae. Its distribution includes: China (Guangdong), Indochina and Malesia including the Philippines; no subspecies are listed in the Catalogue of Life. 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.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Gentianales
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Family: Apocynaceae
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Genus: Wrightia
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