Kusar / Malabar Jasmine
Jasminum malabaricum
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala & more
- Flowering
- February-November
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Jasminum malabaricum
- Genus
- Jasminum
- Family
- Oleaceae
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Habitat
- Semi-evergreen, deciduous forests and scrub jungles
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering & fruiting
- February-November
- 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 Kusar itself; the rest are typical of the Oleaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Tamil
- கொடிவகை kotivakai
- Kannada
- ಕಾಡುಮಲ್ಲಿಗೆ Kadu mallige, ಕಾಡುಮಲ್ಲಿಗೆ
- Malayalam
- കദംബവള്ളി
- Marathi
- कुसर kusar, रान मोगरा ran mogra, कुसर
- Assamese
- খৰিকাজাই
About Kusar
Malabar Jasmine (Jasminum malabaricum) is a climbing shrub in the Oleaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala and 1 other states. It grows in semi-evergreen, deciduous forests and scrub jungles. Flowering and fruiting run from February to November.
Oleaceae
Olive/Jasmine family
Kusar belongs to the Oleaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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