Murraya paniculata
Orange Jasmine, Chinese Box
Other regional names: China Box +10 more
- China Box
- Cosmetic Bark Tree
- Hawaiian Mock Orange
- Honey Bush
- Jasmine Orange
- Jessamine
- Lakeview Jasmine
- Mock Orange
- Murraya
- Orange Jessamine
- Satinwood
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Rutaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a shrub or tree.
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Murraya paniculata (commonly known as Orange Jasmine or Chinese box) is a shrub or tree within the Rutaceae family. It naturally occurs in Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, and the Pacific. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Tree
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, AUSTRALASIA, PACIFIC
Regions (WGSRPD)
Australia, China, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, Papuasia, Southwestern Pacific
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, Christmas I., East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Philippines, Queensland, Solomon Is., Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Vanuatu, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Western Australia
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Bermuda, Caroline Is., Cayman Is., Colombia, Comoros, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Florida, Haiti, Hawaii, Leeward Is., Marianas, Marshall Is., Mauritius, Mexico Southwest, Nansei-shoto, Puerto Rico, Réunion, Seychelles, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Windward Is.