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Arabian Jasmine
Jasminum sambac
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An evergreen climbing shrub in the olive family, native from the Himalayas to Southeast Asia. The national flower of both the Philippines and Indonesia. The small, pure-white, intensely fragrant flowers are the main scenting ingredient in jasmine tea (especially Chinese 'hua cha'), added in large quantities during processing. Culturally essential in Hawaiian lei, Indian and Southeast Asian religious garlands, and traditional wedding hair ornaments. Comes in single and double-flowered forms.
Identification Points
- βEvergreen climbing shrub with slender stems
- βPure white 5β9 petaled flowers with intense sweet fragrance
- βGlossy ovate opposite leaves
Habitat
Cultivated (tropical and subtropical)
Season
Year-round (tropics); June to September (greenhouse, temperate)
Morphological TraitsAI-estimated, needs verification
Leaf arrangement
Opposite
Leaf type
Simple
Leaf shape
Ovate
Growth form
Vine
Evergreen/Deciduous
Evergreen
Flower color
White
Habitat
Cultivated
Phylogenetic Positionγ’γ―γ»γ€η§ β
Phylogenetic Position
Angiosperms > Eudicots > Core eudicots > Lamiales > Oleaceae
Divergence Era
Late Cretaceous to Paleogene (ca. 70β60 Ma)
Sources & References
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