Jasminum grandiflorum L.

 
  • Family : OLEACEAE
    (OLIVE FAMILY OR JASMINE FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Oleaceae
  • Species : Jasminum grandiflorum
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Jasminum grandiflorum L.
  • Common name : The Spanish Jasmine, Common Jasmine
  • Vernacular name : Chameli, Jaathi (Hin.); Mallige, Jaaji mallige (Kan.); Manmadhabaanam (Tam.); Jaaji, Malati (Tel.); Jaathi, Maalathi (San.)
  • Key identification features : A large subscandent shrub. Leaves are imparipinnate, with about 7-11 leaflets and the terminal is larger than the lateral. Flowers are very fragrant in lax, axillary or terminal cymes, longer than the leaves. Pedicels up to 2.5 cm long. Calyx 5-lobed. Corolla white with often pink tinges on the outside.
  • Habit : Climbing Shrub
  • Flower, Fruit : Throughout the Year
  • Comments : Often cultivated in gardens for its fragrant flowers.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • World Distribution : India, Subtropical North-West Himalaya
  • Literature : H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2 ; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District; 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 grandiflorum. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

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