Ramabanam Mullai / Big Jasmine
Jasminum flexile var. ovatum
Also known as River Jasmine, Scrambling Vine
- Habit
- Climber
- Flowering
- October-March
How to identify Ramabanam Mullai
Identify Ramabanam Mullai 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: October-March.
- Confirm it sits within the Oleaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Ramabanam Mullai.
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 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
A member of the Oleaceae family, Big jasmine (Jasminum flexile var. ovatum) is a climber. It grows in evergreen and semi-Evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from October to March.
Oleaceae
Olive/Jasmine family
Ramabanam Mullai belongs to the Oleaceae family.
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