Ramabanam Mullai / Big Jasmine
Jasminum flexile
Also known as River Jasmine, Scrambling Vine
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Found in India
- Assam, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat & more
- Flowering
- June-March
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Jasminum flexile
- Genus
- Jasminum
- Family
- Oleaceae
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka
- Found in India
- Assam, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Meghalaya
- Flowering & fruiting
- June-March
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
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 Ramabanam Mullai itself; the rest are typical of the Oleaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Tamil
- இராமபாணம் முல்லை Ramabanam mullai
- Kannada
- ಬಾಣ ಮಲ್ಲಿಗೆ ಗಿಡ Bana mallige gida, ಕಾಡು ಮಲ್ಲಿಗೆ Kaadu mallige, ನಿತ್ಯ ಮಲ್ಲಿಗೆ Nithya mallige
- Malayalam
- കാട്ടുമുല്ല Kattumulla
About Ramabanam Mullai
Big jasmine (Jasminum flexile) belongs to the Oleaceae family, where it grows as a climbing shrub. In India it has been recorded in Assam, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat and 4 other states. Flowering and fruiting run from June to March.
Oleaceae
Olive/Jasmine family
Ramabanam Mullai belongs to the Oleaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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