Adavia Malle / Pointed-Leaf Jasmine
Jasminum cuspidatum
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh
- Flowering
- January-March
How to identify Adavia Malle
Identify Adavia Malle by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a shrub habit.
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: January-March.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh.
- Confirm it sits within the Oleaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Adavia Malle.
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 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.
Oleaceae
Olive/Jasmine family
Adavia Malle belongs to the Oleaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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