Balini / Downy Jasmine बलिनी

Hindi name · See all regional names ↓

Also known as Common Jasmine

Native in Indian regions · Kew WCVPClimbing shrub

Habit: Climbing shrub
Found in India: Uttarakhand, Karnataka, Himachal Pradesh & more
Flowering: July-March

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One plant. Many familiar names.

Balini in regional languages

Find the name you know, then compare it with the botanical profile. Columns list recorded aliases; they are not paired translations. A Latin spelling appears only when it is present in the source record.

Recorded regional names for Balini
Language	Regional script	Recorded Latin spelling
Hindi	बलिनी · बन मालती · कुंद	Balini, Ban Malati, Kunda
Nepali	बेली पुष्प	Belee Pushpa
Bengali	চামেলি · কুঁদ · কুন্দ	Chameli, Kundo
Tamil	கஸ்தூரிமல்லிகை · மகரந்தமல்லிகை	Kasturi-Mallikai, Makaranta-Mallikai
Kannada	ದೊಡ್ಡ ಕಾಡು ಮಲ್ಲಿಗೆ · ಕಸ್ತೂರಿ ಮಲ್ಲಿಗೆ · ಮಾಗಿ ಮಲ್ಲಿಗೆ	Dodda Kaadu Mallige, Kasturi Mallige, Maagi Mallige
Malayalam	കുന്ദം · കുരുണ	Kundam, Kuruna
Marathi	कुंद · रान मोगरा	Kunda, Ran Mogra
Assamese	গুটিমালী	Not recorded

See the original recorded names

Hindi: बलिनी Balini, बन मालती Ban Malati, कुंद Kunda
Nepali: बेली पुष्प Belee Pushpa
Bengali: চামেলি Chameli, কুঁদ Kundo, কুন্দ
Tamil: கஸ்தூரிமல்லிகை Kasturi-Mallikai, மகரந்தமல்லிகை Makaranta-Mallikai
Kannada: ದೊಡ್ಡ ಕಾಡು ಮಲ್ಲಿಗೆ Dodda Kaadu Mallige, ಕಸ್ತೂರಿ ಮಲ್ಲಿಗೆ Kasturi Mallige, ಮಾಗಿ ಮಲ್ಲಿಗೆ Maagi Mallige, ಕಸ್ತೂರಿ ಮಲ್ಲಿಗೆ
Malayalam: കുന്ദം Kundam, കുരുണ Kuruna
Marathi: कुंद Kunda, रान मोगरा Ran Mogra
Assamese: গুটিমালী

The source-backed species sheet

Toxicity & contact hazards

What the sources report, with their scope intact. A missing rating stays unknown; a non-toxic listing doesn’t rule out irritation, injury or other hazards.

Reported toxicity

Pets: Not known to be toxic
People: No reviewed rating

Not known to be toxic to dogs, cats or horses (ASPCA, genus page).

Ecology & growing context

Native status · Kew WCVP: WCVP native range includes India, West Himalaya Kew dataset ↗︎
Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: Indian Subcontinent to Indo-China.
Recorded habitat: Semi-evergreen and moist deciduous forests, also in the plains
Explore nearby plants: Uttarakhand →Karnataka →Himachal Pradesh →

Occurrence records show where a plant has been recorded; they do not establish that it is native there. Compare local habitat and growing conditions when choosing plants for a garden.

How to identify Balini

Identify Balini by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.

Look for a climbing shrub habit.
Check the distinctive field mark: Downy, hairy leaves and stems.
Confirm flower colour: White.
In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: July-March.
In India, compare location records such as Uttarakhand, Karnataka, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and nearby regions.
Confirm it sits within the Oleaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Balini.

Plant Details

Scientific name: Jasminum multiflorum
Genus: Jasminum
Family: Oleaceae
Habit: Climbing shrub
Habitat: Semi-evergreen and moist deciduous forests, also in the plains
Habitat type: Forest
Distribution: Sri Lanka, India, sub-tropical Himalayas, Myanmar, China
Found in India: Uttarakhand, Karnataka, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Delhi, Gujarat, Jammu & Kashmir, Kerala, Puducherry, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal
Flowering & fruiting: July-March
Conservation status: Not Evaluated (NE)

Leaf characters

Arrangement: Opposite
Margin: Toothed
Venation: Pinnate

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 Balini itself; the rest are typical of the Oleaceae family — flowering plants only.

About Balini

Downy Jasmine (Jasminum multiflorum) is a climbing shrub in the Oleaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Uttarakhand, Karnataka, Himachal Pradesh and 12 other states. It grows in semi-evergreen and moist deciduous forests, also in the plains. Flowering and fruiting run from July to March.