Oleaceae · Jasminum

Nitya Mallige / Lemon-Scented Jasmine

Jasminum azoricum

Climbing shrubMedicinal
Habit
Climbing shrub
Found in India
Karnataka, Arunachal Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
Flowering
January-April

Plant Details

Scientific name
Jasminum azoricum
Genus
Jasminum
Family
Oleaceae
Habitat
Grown as garden plant
Habitat type
Cultivated
Native to
Azores Islands
Found in India
Karnataka, Arunachal Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
Flowering & fruiting
January-April
Conservation status
CR

Leaf characters

Arrangement
Opposite
Toothed margin leaf character
Margin
Toothed
Pinnate venation leaf character
Venation
Pinnate

Typical of the Oleaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.

Flower & fruit characters

Flower colour
Whiterecorded
Flower arrangement
PaniclerecordedA branching cluster of clusters.The fragrant white star-shaped flowers appear in panicles from the in summer, evolving from deep pink buds. — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Typical of the family

Inflorescence
Panicle
Fruit
Drupe

Characters marked “recorded” are for Nitya Mallige itself; the rest are typical of the Oleaceae family — flowering plants only.

Local Names

Tamil
எலுமிச்சை ஊசிமல்லி
Kannada
ನಿತ್ಯಮಲ್ಲಿಗೆ Nitya mallige
Malayalam
തോട്ടമുല്ല

About Nitya Mallige

A member of the Oleaceae family, Lemon-scented jasmine (Jasminum azoricum) is a climbing shrub. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Arunachal Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. It is grown as garden plant. Flowering and fruiting run from January to April.

Illustration representing the Oleaceae family
Botanical family

Oleaceae

Olive/Jasmine family

Nitya Mallige belongs to the Oleaceae family.

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