Navamallika
Jasminum roxburghianum
Also known as Shrubby Jasmine
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Found in India
- Karnataka
- Flowering
- December-April
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Jasminum roxburghianum
- Genus
- Jasminum
- Family
- Oleaceae
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Habitat
- Scrub and deciduous forests
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Found in India
- Karnataka
- Flowering & fruiting
- December-April
- 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 Navamallika itself; the rest are typical of the Oleaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Assamese
- Nabamallika
- Bengali
- Nuvamullika
- Hindi
- बड़ा कुन्द Bara-kunda, नवमल्लिका Navamallika, Dhur-malti
- Kannada
- adavi mallige, dodda kaadu mallige
- Malayalam
- നാഗമല്ലികാ Nagamallika
- Marathi
- Kumdi, Kundi, Kusaara
- Odia
- ବରାକୁନ୍ଦା Barakunda
- Sanskrit
- नागमल्ली Nagamalli, नवमल्लिका Navamallika
- Tamil
- கட்டமல்லிகை Kattumalligai, நாகமல்லீ Nagamalli
- Telugu
- adavi jaji, adavi malli
- Urdu
- Gul-chambeli گل چمیلی
About Navamallika
Navamallika (Jasminum roxburghianum) belongs to the Oleaceae family, where it grows as a climbing shrub. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka. It grows in scrub and deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from December to April.
Oleaceae
Olive/Jasmine family
Navamallika belongs to the Oleaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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