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Nyctanthes arbor-tristis is a shrub or a small tree growing to 10 m 33 ft tall, with flaky grey bark. The leaves are opposite, simple, 6–12 cm 2.4–4.7 in long and 2–6.5 cm 0.79–2.56 in broad, with an entire margin. 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. The fruit is a bilobed, flat brown heart-shaped to round capsule 2 cm 0.79 in diameter, each lobe containing a single seed.