Jasminum angustifolium
Wild jasmine | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Oleaceae |
Genus: | Jasminum |
Species: | J. angustifolium
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Binomial name | |
Jasminum angustifolium | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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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
Categories:
- Jasminum
- Flora of Sri Lanka
- Flora of India (region)
- Flora of the Andaman Islands
- Plants described in 1753
- Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
- Oleaceae stubs