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Jasminum agastyamalayanum
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Family:
OLEACEAE
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Citation: Jasminum agastyamalayanum Sabeena, Asmitha, Mulani, Santhosh & Sibin, Indian J. Forestry 30: 123. 2007.
Jasminum calophyllum sensu Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 429. 2002.
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Description:
Climibing shrubs; stem rounded, glabrous. Leaves trifoliolate, opposite, terminal leaflet ovate-elliptic, 5.5-7 x 3-3.5 cm, rounded at base, acuminate at apex, entire at margin, membranous, glabrous; lateral nerves 6-8 pairs, obscure, midrib impressed above, raised beneath; lateral leaflets ovate, 4.5-6 x 2-3 cm, rounded, obtuse or rarely subequal at the base, acuminate at the apex; petiole to 3.5 cm long, rounded, glabrous; petiolule to 2 cm long, bent near the apex. Inflorescence a short axillary cyme usually 1-3 together from the node, to 5 cm long, with 3-5 flowers. Flowers white, to 2.5 cm across, fragrant. Calyx glabrous, 5-toothed, to 3 mm long. Corolla tube 3 cm long; lobes 6, to 1.2 x 0.6 cm, elliptic-oblong, acute at apex, obscurely nerved. Stamens 2; anthers apiculate, to 0.7 cm long, rounded at base. Ovary cylindrical, glabrous; style to 3 cm long, slender, glabrous; stigma bifid, verrucose. Berry ovoid, single or often paired; seed 1 in each lobe.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
August-March
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District(s):
Thiruvananthapuram
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Evergreen forests
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Distribution:
Southern Western Ghats
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
White
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
No
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Garden:
No
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
No
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Endemic to:
Kerala
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
1000-1500
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