✿Oleaceae · Jasminum
Common Jasmine
Jasminum officinale
outdoor
- Found in India
- Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Tamil Nadu & more
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Jasminum officinale
- Genus
- Jasminum
- Family
- Oleaceae
- Found in India
- Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttarakhand, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan, West Bengal
- 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 Common Jasmine itself; the rest are typical of the Oleaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Tamil
- மௌவல்
- Malayalam
- ജാസ്മീനം ഒഫിസിനേൽ
About Common Jasmine
Common Jasmine (Jasminum officinale) belongs to the Oleaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Tamil Nadu and 9 other states.
In culture
It is used as an official or regional emblem.
Botanical family
Oleaceae
Olive/Jasmine family
Common Jasmine belongs to the Oleaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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