Jasminum angustifolium
| Wild jasmine | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Oleaceae |
| Genus: | Jasminum |
| Species: | J. angustifolium |
| Binomial name | |
| Jasminum angustifolium (L.) Willd. | |
| Synonyms | |
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Nyctanthes angustifolia L. | |
Jasminum angustifolium is a species of jasmine native to India, Sri Lanka and the Andaman Islands.[1] It is a climbing shrub with a smooth stem and minutely pubescent branchlets. The flowers are approximately 1 inch in diameter, and resemble a star with 7 or 8 narrow petals, flowering between June and August.[2]
This flower, and Jasminum grandiflorum plays a central role in Buddhist and Hindu temple floral offerings, garlands etc.
Common names
• English: Wild Jasmine • Hindi: बनमल्लिका Banmallika • Tamil: Pithikam / pichi poo • Malayalam: Kattumallika • Telugu: Adavimalli • Kannada: Kananamallika, Adavimallige • Sanskrit: वनमल्लिका Vanamallika, Asphota • Sinhala: Wal Pichcha, Val Samanpichcha, Saman pichcha
Medicinal properties
Plant pacifies vitiated pitta, kapha, skin diseases, ulcers, diseases of eye, stomatitis, pruritus, anti-toxic. In higher dose induce emesis. Useful part : Roots, Leaves.
References
- ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Jasminum angustifolium
- ↑ "Wild Jasmine". Flowers of India. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
External links
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