Fagraea
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Fagraea is a genus of plant
Plant
Plants are living organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. Precise definitions of the kingdom vary, but as the term is used here, plants include familiar organisms such as trees, flowers, herbs, bushes, grasses, vines, ferns, mosses, and green algae. The group is also called green plants or...

 in family Gentianaceae
Gentianaceae
Gentianaceae are a family of flowering plants of 87 genera and over 1500 species. Flowers are actinomorphic and bisexual with fused sepals and petals. The stamens are attached to the inside of the petals and alternate with the corolla lobes. There is a glandular disk at the base of the gynoecium,...

, formerly belongs to Loganiaceae
Loganiaceae
Loganiaceae are a family of flowering plants classified in order Gentianales. The family includes 13 genera, distributed around the world's tropics.Earlier treatments of the family have included up to 29 genera...

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Species include:
  • Fagraea berteriana (berteroana)
  • Fagraea carstensensis
    Fagraea carstensensis
    Fagraea carstensensis is a species of plant in the Loganiaceae family. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea.-Source:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 21 August 2007....

  • Fagraea crenulata
  • Fagraea elliptica (dewadaru tree)
  • Fagraea fragrans
    Tembusu
    The Tembusu is a large evergreen tree in the family Gentianaceae. It is native to South-east Asia. Its trunk is dark brown, with deeply fissured bark, looking somewhat like a bittergourd. It grows in an irregular shape from 10 to 25m high . Its leaves are light green and oval in shape...

    (Tembusu)
  • Fagraea gracilipes
    Fagraea gracilipes
    Fagraea gracilipes is a species of plant in the Loganiaceae family. It is endemic to Fiji. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 21 August 2007....

  • Fagraea ceilanica perfume flower tree
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