Citations:rain-tree

English citations of rain-tree

• 1879, Baron H.F.A. Eggers, The Flora of St. Croix and the Virgin Islands (Bulletin of the United States National Museum, № 13), I.: Phanerogamæ, a.: Dicotyledones, Solanaceæ, species 571 (page 75):

  571. Brunfelsia americana, Sw.   α) and β) pubescens (v. Rain-tree). [¶] Fl. May–Dec.   Flowers odorous before rain.   In thickets and woods, common. — Virgin Islands (cultivated in gardens in St. Croix).