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Flora of |
Bombay Presidency |
Botanical name |
Jasminum malabaricum Wight |
Synonyms |
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Family |
Oleaceae |
Plant Stage |
Flowering |
Place of collection |
Mahabaleshwar |
Altitude (m) |
1310.6 |
Date of Collection |
8-05-1937 |
Accession No. |
6643 |
Total Accessions |
1 |
Shelf Placement Cup-Board No./ Pigeon hole No. |
16/n |
Remarks: It is a large climber, growing up to 3-5 m. Oppositely arranged membranous leaves are 8-12 cm long, and broadly ovate, with a sharp tip. Fragrant white flowers appear in branched cymes at the end of branches, upto 50 in a single cyme. Petals are 6-10, 2 cm long, lance-like and spreading. |
Identified by |
R.L.Badhwar |
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