Jasminum arborescens Roxb.

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Oleaceae > Jasminum

Characteristics

A large shrub. The small branches are hairy. The leaves are simple and opposite. They vary in size. They can be 18 cm long and 10 cm wide. They are broadly oval and have a soft covering when young. The flowers are fragrant. The fruit is a berry and 1-1.5 cm long. They are black when ripe.
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Growth form shrub
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Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 3.0 - 4.0
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Environment

It is a tropical plant. In Pakistan it grows between 200-1,000 m altitude.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

The seeds are eaten.
Uses medicinal
Edible seeds
Therapeutic use Asthma (unspecified), Emetic (unspecified), Fever (unspecified), Sore (unspecified), Stomachic (unspecified), Tonic (unspecified), Bronchitis (unspecified), Madness (unspecified), Astringent (unspecified)
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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 20 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 23
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Distribution

Jasminum arborescens world distribution map, present in Andorra, Indonesia, Myanmar, Nepal, and Pakistan

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:609336-1
WFO ID wfo-0000813644
COL ID 6NF2P
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Synonyms

Jasminum arborescens Jasminum navamulica Jasminum punctatum Jasminum latifolium Jasminum montanum Jasminum velutinum Jasminum villosum Jasminum roxburghianum Jasminum arboreum Nyctanthes grandiflora Jasminum trichotomum var. latifolium Jasminum arborescens var. roxburghianum Jasminum arborescens var. latifolium Jasminum arborescens var. montanum