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Jasminum malabaricum

Syn. Jasminum arborescens var. malabaricum

IUCN Red List Not Evaluated (NE)

Local name

  • Malabar Jasmine (English)
  • Kusar (Marathi)

Climber type

Evergreen Deciduous
Family: Oleaceae

Indicated uses

Medicinal Edible Ornamental Avenue Other

Flowering & fruiting

Flowering Fruiting

Key characters

Jasminum malabaricum bark

Bark

Woody stems are 4 cm thick. Slender branches are spreading and trailing.

Jasminum malabaricum leaves

Leaves

Oppositely arranged membranous leaves are 8–12 cm long, and broadly ovate, with a sharp tip. The base of the leaf is either rounded or heart-shaped, and the stalk is 1–3 cm long.

Jasminum malabaricum flower

Flower

Fragrant white flowers appear in branched cymes at the end of branches, up to 50 in a single cyme. Petals are 6–10, 2 cm long, lance-like and spreading. The narrow tube below the petals is 2 cm long.

Jasminum malabaricum fruit / seeds

Fruit / Seeds

Fruit a paired berry (drupe-like), initially green and becoming purplish-black/black on maturity; usually containing one seed in each half.

Jasminum malabaricum

Did you know?

Locally known as Ran Mogra or Kusar, this jasmine may resemble the familiar Mogra, but it is a distinct species with its own botanical identity.

Distribution

World map showing distribution

S. India.