✿Oleaceae · Jasminum

Adavia Malle / Pointed-Leaf Jasmine

Jasminum cuspidatum

Shrub

Habit: Shrub
Found in India: Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh
Flowering: January-March

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Plant Details

Scientific name: Jasminum cuspidatum
Genus: Jasminum
Family: Oleaceae
Habit: Shrub
Habitat: Evergreen and shola forests
Habitat type: Forest
Native to: India, Sri Lanka
Distribution: India, Sri Lanka
Found in India: Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh
Flowering & fruiting: January-March
Conservation status: Not Evaluated (NE)

Leaf characters

Arrangement: Opposite
Margin: Toothed
Venation: Pinnate

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 Adavia Malle itself; the rest are typical of the Oleaceae family — flowering plants only.

Local Names

Tamil: Palcorrikikirai, Parcorikkirai
Kannada: Adavia malle, Kaadu malle
Malayalam: Urumikol

About Adavia Malle

Pointed-Leaf Jasmine (Jasminum cuspidatum) is a shrub in the Oleaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Madhya Pradesh. It grows in evergreen and shola forests. Flowering and fruiting run from January to March.

Botanical family

Oleaceae

Olive/Jasmine family

Adavia Malle belongs to the Oleaceae family.

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