Jasminum angustifolium

Wild jasmine
Scientific 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,^[2] is a species of jasmine native to India, Sri Lanka and the Andaman Islands.^[1] It is a climbing shrub with a smooth stem and minutely pubescent branchlets. 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.^[2]

This flower, along with Jasminum grandiflorum, play a central role in Buddhist and Hindu temple floral offerings and garlands.

Etymology[]

'Jasminum' is a Latinized form of the Arabic word 'yasemin', for sweetly scented plants.^[3]

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c "Jasminum angustifolium". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Wild Jasmine". Flowers of India. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
^ Gledhill, David (2008). "The Names of Plants". Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521866453 (hardback), ISBN 9780521685535 (paperback). pp 220

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[WCSP-1] "Jasminum angustifolium". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 28 June 2020.

[Flowers_of_India-2] "Wild Jasmine". Flowers of India. Retrieved 28 August 2016.

[gledhill-3] Gledhill, David (2008). "The Names of Plants". Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521866453 (hardback), ISBN 9780521685535 (paperback). pp 220

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