Juhi / Needle Flower Jasmine
Jasminum auriculatum
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- April-February
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Jasminum auriculatum
- Genus
- Jasminum
- Family
- Oleaceae
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Habitat
- Dry deciduous forests and grasslands; also grown as garden plant
- Habitat type
- Forest, Grassland, Cultivated
- Native to
- India, Sri Lanka
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Thailand
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Kerala
- Flowering & fruiting
- April-February
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Opposite
- Type
- Variable
Typical of the Oleaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Oleaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- जूही juhi
- Tamil
- Mullai, உச்சி மல்லிகை Uccimalligai, முல்லை மலர்
- Telugu
- Adavimalle, అడవిమొల్ల
- Kannada
- ಸಣ್ಣಮಲ್ಲಿಗೆ Sanna mallige, ಕದರುಮಲ್ಲಿಗೆ Kadaru mallige, ಸೂಜಿಮಲ್ಲಿಗೆ Suji mallige, ಸಣ್ಣ ಮೊಲ್ಲೆ
- Malayalam
- Sucimulla, സൂചിമുല്ല, Jasminum Auriculatum
- Marathi
- Jai, जुई, सायली
- Odia
- ଯୁଇ
- Assamese
- জুহি ফুল
About Juhi
Needle Flower Jasmine (Jasminum auriculatum) is a climbing shrub belonging to the Oleaceae family (Olive/Jasmine family). Members of this family are generally characterised by opposite simple/pinnate leaves, panicle/cymose flower clusters, drupe/capsule/samara fruit. It is typically found in dry deciduous forests and grasslands; also grown as garden plant. It is native to India, Sri Lanka. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during April-February.
Oleaceae
Olive/Jasmine family
Juhi belongs to the Oleaceae family.
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