Bark
Grey-brown, slender, striate
Jasminum auriculatum
Syn. Jasminum ovalifolium
IUCN Red List
Not Evaluated
(NE)
Local name
- Needle-flower jasmine (English)
- Juhi (Hindi)
- Mullai (Tamil)
Climber type
Evergreen
Deciduous
Family: Oleaceae
Indicated uses
Medicinal
Edible
Ornamental
Avenue
Other
Flowering & fruiting
Flowering
Fruiting
Key characters
Leaves
Simple, opposite, ovate to elliptic, glabrous
Flower
White, very fragrant, star-shaped with long tube, in terminal cymes
Fruit / Seeds
Small black berry; 1 -2 seeds (rarely seen)
Did you know?
The name ‘auriculatum’ means ‘with small ears’, referring to the tiny lateral leaflets (under a quarter of the terminal leaflet, rarely over 4 mm) at the base of the leaf, which is simple or trifoliate. It is native to drier regions from the north-west Himalaya and Nepal to Sri Lanka, which makes it a natural fit for Gujarat.
Distribution
Native to India and Sri Lanka; widely cultivated in India including Gujarat