Jasminum multiflorum (Burm.f.) Andr.

 
  • 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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