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Jasminum angustifolium

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Species of shrub

Wild jasmine
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Oleaceae
Genus: Jasminum
Species: J. angustifolium
Binomial name
Jasminum angustifolium
(L.) Willd.
Synonyms
  • Nyctanthes angustifolia L.

Jasminum angustifolium, the wild jasmine, is a species of jasmine native to Sri Lanka and India, including the Andaman Islands. It is a climbing shrub with a smooth stem and minutely pubescent branchlets. It grows up to 6 m (20 ft) tall. Leaves are dark green and opposite in arrangement. The flowers are approximately 25 mm (1 in) in diameter, and resemble a star with seven or eight narrow petals, flowering between June and August.

Its flowers are used as sacred floral offerings and perfumes. The root of the plant is also used for medicinal properties.

Etymology

'Jasminum' is a Latinized form of the Persian word 'yasemin', for sweetly scented plants.

References

  1. ^ "Jasminum angustifolium". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Wild Jasmine". Flowers of India. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  3. "NParks | Jasminum laurifolium". www.nparks.gov.sg. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
  4. Singh, Anurudh Kumar (2017). Wild Relatives of Cultivated Plants in India: A Reservoir of Alternative Genetic Resources and More. Springer. ISBN 9789811051166.
  5. Watt, George (2014). A Dictionary of the Economic Products of India. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781108068765.
  6. Gledhill, David (2008). "The Names of Plants". Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521866453 (hardback), ISBN 9780521685535 (paperback). pp 220
  7. Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006). A Dictionary of First Names (2 ed.). Oxford University Press. p. 138. ISBN 978-0198610601. Jasmine: From the vocabulary word denoting the climbing plant with its delicate, fragrant flowers (from Old French, ultimately from Persian yasmin).
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Jasminum angustifolium
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