• Family : OLEACEAE
  (OLIVE FAMILY OR JASMINE FAMILY)
• Family (as per The Plant List) : Oleaceae
• Species : Jasminum auriculatum
• Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Jasminum auriculatum Vahl
• Common name : Needle flower Jasmine, Vine Jasmine
• Vernacular name : Juhi, Juyi, Banomallika, Jui (Hin.); Kadaramallige (Kan.); Kodimalli, Mullai (Tam.); Magathi, Malleitiga, Adavimolla, Ettadavimolla, Adavi teega malle, Sanna jaji, Vasanthi (Tel.); Banomallika, Jui (Ori.); Yuthikaa, Maagadhi (San.)
• Habit : Climbing Shrub
• Flower, Fruit : April-February
• Comments : On foothills of scrub jungles to 1000 m. Forms dense masses on thickets, fences, trees, rocks etc.
• Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
• Distribution Locality : Bellary district (Karnataka State); Srikakulam district, West Godavari district, East Godavari district, Visakahapatnam district, Kadapa district, Nallamalai Hills (Kurnool district) (Andhra Pradesh State); Ganjam district (Odisha State)
• World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka, Thailand
• Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4; J.L.Ellis, 1990- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 2; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2 ; R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District ; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District; N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
• Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Jasminum auriculatum. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

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