Peeli Chameli / Wild Jasmine
Jasminum humile
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jammu & Kashmir & more
How to identify Peeli Chameli
Identify Peeli Chameli 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 leaf type: Pinnately compound.
- Confirm flower colour: Yellow.
- In India, compare location records such as Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jammu & Kashmir, Delhi and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Oleaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Peeli Chameli.
Plant Details
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Pinnately compoundrecordedLeaflets are arranged in rows along a central stalk, like a feather.“It has stout, dark green leaves, 5 cm long, with 5–7 imparipinnate leaflets.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Peeli Chameli itself; the rest are typical of the Oleaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Yellowrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Panicle
- Fruit
- Drupe
Characters marked “recorded” are for Peeli Chameli itself; the rest are typical of the Oleaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- पीली चमेली Peeli chameli
- Manipuri
- ꯖꯥꯇꯤ ꯀꯨꯞꯄꯤ ꯅꯄꯨ Jati kuppi napu
- Nepali
- पहेँलो जाई Pahenlo Jaaii, मसिनो जाई Masini Jaaii, लहरे जाई Lahare Jaaii
About Peeli Chameli
Wild Jasmine (Jasminum humile) belongs to the Oleaceae family, where it grows as a shrub. In India it has been recorded in Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jammu & Kashmir and 8 other states.
Oleaceae
Olive/Jasmine family
Peeli Chameli belongs to the Oleaceae family.
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