- Family : OLEACEAE
(Olive Or Jasmine Family)
- Family (Hindi name) : MOGRA FAMILY (मोगरा फैमिली)
- Family (as per The APG System III) : Oleaceae
- Synonym(s) : Mogorium multiflorum (Burm.f.) Lam.; Nyctanthes multiflora Burm.f.; Jasminum congestum Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.; Jasminum gracillimum Hook.f.; Jasminum multiflorum var. nicobaricum Thoth.; Jasminum multiflorum f. pubescens (Retz.) Bakh.f.; Jasminum pubescens (Retz.) Willd.; Mogorium pubescens (Retz.) Lam.; Nyctanthes pubescens Retz.
- Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Jasminum multiflorum (Burm.f.) Andrews
- Common name : Downy Jasmine, Common jasmine
- Vernacular name :
- Kundphul, Chameli, Kundophul (Hindi)
- Maagi mallige (Kannada)
- Gujari, Kundamu, Malle, Vira jaji, Adavimalli (Telugu)
- Jangli malli, Ban malli (Oria)
- Kundah (Sanskrit)
- Athimukthem, Kasthurimulla, Kattuchirakamulla, Kundam, Kudamulla, Kurukkuthimulla, Gujari (Malayalam)
- Habit : Climbing shrub
- Habitat : Tropical semi-evergreen forests, Tropical moist deciduous forests, also in the plains
- Comments / notes : Frequent in open forests in Odisha, often cultivated.
- Key identification features : Scandent, fulvous-villous, hairy shrubs; Leaves simple, ovate-acute, sparsely pubescent beneath; Flowers in dense cymes, white, fragrant; calyx teeth subulate, densely yellowish villose; Fruits globose with persistent, curved calyx teeth, blackish.
- Flower, Fruit : July-March
- Distribution :
- Andhra Pradesh : Kadapa district, Srikakulam district, West Godavari district
- Kerala : All districts of Kerala
- Tamil Nadu : Krishnagiri district
- Arunachal Pradesh : Changlang, Lohit
- Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
- Punjab : Punjab
- Native : Bangladesh, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam
- Exotic/Native : Native
- World Distribution : Bangladesh, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam
- Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
- Literature :
- Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4
- 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
- Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983
- Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
- G.S Giri., A.Pramanik., H.J. Chowdhery., G.D Pal and S.K. Das (2008). Materials for Arunachal Pradesh, Vol (2), Pg: 145
- Read more :
- Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Jasminum multiflorum. Downloaded on 14 October 2024.
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