Vanamallige / Crowded-Flower Jasmine
Jasminum coarctatum
- Habit
- Climber
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Arunachal Pradesh & more
- Flowering
- January-June
How to identify Vanamallige
Identify Vanamallige by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a climber habit.
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: January-June.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Oleaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Vanamallige.
Plant Details
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Typical of the Oleaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Panicle
- Fruit
- Drupe
Characters marked “recorded” are for Vanamallige itself; the rest are typical of the Oleaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Tamil
- எருமைமுல்லை Erumai-mullai, மல்லிகை Mallikai, உய்யக்கொண்டான் Uyyakkontan
- Kannada
- ವನಮಲ್ಲಿಗೆ Vanamallige, ವಾರಮಲ್ಲಿಗೆ Vaara mallige
- Malayalam
- കാട്ടുമുല്ല Kattumulla, വെള്ളക്കാട്ടുമുല്ല Vellakattumulla
- Marathi
- विखमोगरी Vikhamogari, विसमोगरी Vismogri
- Assamese
- খৰিকা লতা
About Vanamallige
Crowded-Flower Jasmine (Jasminum coarctatum) is a climber in the Oleaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Arunachal Pradesh and 4 other states. It grows in evergreen, shola and moist deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from January to June.
Oleaceae
Olive/Jasmine family
Vanamallige belongs to the Oleaceae family.
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