Biology:Jasminum angustifolium

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Short description: Species of shrub

Wild jasmine
Wild jasmine.jpg
Scientific classification edit
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.[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • 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. It grows up to 6 m (20 ft) tall. Leaves are dark green and opposite in arrangement.[3] 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]

Its flowers are used as sacred floral offerings and perfumes.[4] The root of the plant is also used for medicinal properties.[5]

Etymology

'Jasminum' is a Latinized form of the Persian word 'yasemin', for sweetly scented plants.[6][7]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Jasminum angustifolium". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://wcsp.science.kew.org/qsearch.do?page=quickSearch&plantName=Jasminum%2Bangustifolium. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Wild Jasmine". http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Wild%20Jasmine.html. 
  3. "NParks | Jasminum laurifolium". https://www.nparks.gov.sg/florafaunaweb/flora/1/4/1437. 
  4. Singh, Anurudh Kumar (2017). Wild Relatives of Cultivated Plants in India: A Reservoir of Alternative Genetic Resources and More. Springer. ISBN 9789811051166. https://books.google.com/books?id=8fwwDwAAQBAJ&dq=jasminum+angustifolium&pg=PA188. 
  5. Watt, George (2014). A Dictionary of the Economic Products of India. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781108068765. https://books.google.com/books?id=ZihOAgAAQBAJ&dq=jasminum+angustifolium&pg=PA541. 
  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)." 

Wikidata ☰ Q15633219 entry