Harsingar (or har singar)

Tree of the Oleacea family (Jasmine family).
Common name : Coral Jasmine, Tree of Sorrow, Queen of the night.
Botanical name : Nyctanthes arbortristis


Grows as large shrub or small tree depending on how it is trained. The large attractive leaves are rough and hairy. The sweet scented flowers are small, attractive with white petals and an orange-red tube in center and bloom profusely, opening at night and drop off in the morning, thus making a carpet of flowers in the morning. Used for worship.