✿Oleaceae · Jasminum
Ramabanam Mullai / Big Jasmine
Jasminum flexile var. ovatum
Also known as River Jasmine, Scrambling Vine
Climber
- Habit
- Climber
- Flowering
- October-March
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.
Botanical family
Oleaceae
Olive/Jasmine family
Ramabanam Mullai belongs to the Oleaceae family.
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