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Jasminum auriculatum
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Family:
OLEACEAE
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Citation: Jasminum auriculatum Vahl, Symb. Bot. 3: 1. 1794; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 3: 600. 1882; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 790(555). 1923; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 274. 1990; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 238. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 184. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 184. 2002; P. S. Green, Kew Bull. 58: 278. 2003.
Jasminum affine Wight, Ic. t. 1255. 1848.
Jasminum ovalifolium Wight, Ic. t. 1256. 1848.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Bolidda, Soochimulla, Thoosimulla
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
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Description:
Climbing shrubs, pubescent. Lower leaves smaller 1 x 0.5 cm, ovate, mucronate, larger 4 x 3 cm. Cymes panicled, axillary and terminal; bracts 0.5 cm, ovate, bracteoles 2, linear; flowers white; calyx 5-lobed, 2 mm; corolla lobes 8, 8 mm, twisted, lanceolate, shortly mucronate; ovary 1 mm, oblong; style 4.5 mm, stigma bifid.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
February-April
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District(s):
All Districts
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
Dry deciduous forests and grasslands, also grown as garden plant
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Distribution:
India and Sri Lanka
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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:
Yes
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
No
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Endemic to:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Chinnar, Thekkady, Kuchimudi, Walayar
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