Jasminum angustifolium

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Lamiids
Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Oleaceae
Tribus: Jasmineae
Genus: Jasminum
Sectio: Jasminum sect. Unifoliolata
Species: Jasminum angustifolium
Varietas. J. a. var. angustifolium – J. a. var. sessiliflorum
Name

Jasminum angustifolium (L.) Willd., 1797.
Synonyms

Basionym

Nyctanthes angustifolia L., Sp. Pl. 1: 6. 1753.

References

USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. [1]
Willdenow, C.L.v. 1797. Sp. Pl., ed. 4 (Willdenow) 1(1): 36.

Jasminum angustifolium, the wild jasmine,[2] 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 25 mm (1 in) in diameter, and resemble a star with seven or eight narrow petals, flowering between June and August.[2]

This flower, along with Jasminum grandiflorum, play a central role in Buddhist and Hindu temple floral offerings and garlands.
Etymology

'Jasminum' is a Latinized form of the Arabic word 'yasemin', for sweetly scented plants.[3]
References

"Jasminum angustifolium". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
"Wild Jasmine". Flowers of India. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
Gledhill, David (2008). "The Names of Plants". Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521866453 (hardback), ISBN 9780521685535 (paperback). pp 220