Jasminum officinale

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Species name: Jasminum officinale

Jasmine is one of the most famous flowers growing in tropical regions. It is a native of the Indian subcontinent. It is widely used for ornamental as well as medicinal purposes. According to old Indian texts, a Jasmine flower is the most precious flower of all. Jasmine is the national flower of Pakistan.

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Parameter	Value(s)	References See complete references in the References section at the end
Names of users who have contributed to this species page	Gauravm
Date on which this page was first created	2010/09/07
This page was last modified on:	9 September 2010 02:19:54
Name of the species	Jasminum officinale
ID on Encyclopedia of Life
Synonyms	Please check Binomial Classification section for synonyms.
Common English Names	Common Jasmine, Poet's Jasmine, Spanish Jasmine
Common Hindi Names	चमेली Chameli
Common Indian names	चमेली Chameli (Hindi); चमेली Chameli (Marathi)	Gauravm
Origins/Meanings of the common names

Taxonomy from Encyclopedia of Life

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Angiosperm phylogeny. This image is copyrighted. Rights owned by Theodore C.H.Cole (Heidelberg) and Hartmut H. Hilger (Berlin) 2010. Please obtain copyright permissions before reuse.
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Taxon	Value
Regnum (Kingdom)	Plantae
Division	Magnoliophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida
Order	Scrophulariales
Family	Oleaceae
Genus	Jasminum
Source of data	Encyclopedia of Life

Other closely related species

Species Division Common name Common Hindi name Aloe vera Aloe vera, Medicinal aloe, Burn plant Gheekumari घीकुमारी Acacia nilotica Arabic Gum, Black Piquant, Egyptian thorn, Prickly acacia बबूल Babool,कीकर Kikar Saraca indica Ashoka अशोक Ashok … further results

Division	Taxon details	Taxon morphology details
Magnoliophyta	Also called Angiospermae. The ancestors of flowering plants diverged from gymnosperms around 245–202 million years ago, and the first flowering plants known to exist are from 140 million years ago. They diversified enormously during the Lower Cretaceous and became widespread around 100 million years ago, but replaced conifers as the dominant trees only around 60-100 million years ago.	These are seed plants like Gymnosperms, but can be differentiated by the presence of flowers, seeds containing endosperm and seeds that produce a fruit. Angiosperms are the most diverse and highly evolutionarily successful group of land plants.

Species Class Common name Common Hindi name Acacia nilotica Magnoliopsida Arabic Gum, Black Piquant, Egyptian thorn, Prickly acacia बबूल Babool,कीकर Kikar Saraca indica Magnoliopsida Ashoka अशोक Ashok Adansonia digitata Magnoliopsida Baobab Gorakh imli गोरख इमली … further results

Class	Taxon details	Taxon morphology details
Magnoliopsida	Magnoliopsida is the scientific name for dicots. This class contains about ~1,99,350 species of Angiosperms. Eudicots are a subset of Dicots. Based on chloroplast DNA sequences, the divergence date between monocots and dicots is estimated to be ~200 million years, with a 40 million years uncertainty.	Dicots are diverse in habit, with half of all the species being more or less woody-stemmed - a reflection of the usual presence of a vascular cambium in the class. Annuals, biennials, vines, epiphytes, aquatics, parasites, and saprotrophs are also well represented in dicots. Vascular bundles of the stem are usually borne in a ring that encloses the pith. Vessel elements present except in some putatively primitive woody or aquatic families. Most dicots have a primary root system derived from the radicle, although some have an adventitious root system commonly seen in the class of monocots. Cotyledons are usually 2, seldom 1, 3, or 4. Leaves are mostly net-veined.

Species Order Common name Common Hindi name Jasminum officinale Lamiales Common Jasmine, Poet's Jasmine, Spanish Jasmine चमेली Chameli Martynia diandra Lamiales Devil's Claws, Tiger's Claw उलट-कांटा Ulat-kanta, बाघनख Baghnakh Ocimum tenuiflorum Lamiales Holy Basil, Indian Basil तुलसी Tulsi … further results

Order	Taxon details	Taxon morphology details
Lamiales	Species in this order probably arose ~70-100 million years ago based on various estimates. Lamiales contain ~12% of eudicot diversity. Well-known or economically important members of this order include lavender, lilac, olive, jasmine, the ash tree, teak, snapdragon, sesame, psyllium, and a number of table herbs such as mint, basil, and rosemary.	Members of this species are herbaceous or shrubby, have mono-symmetric flowers and numerous small seeds. Species in this order typically have the following characteristics, although there are exceptions to all of them - 1) superior ovary composed of two fused carpels 2) five petals fused into a tube 3) bilaterally symmetrical, often bilabiate corollas and 4) four (or fewer) fertile stamens

Species Family Common name Common Hindi name Jasminum officinale Oleaceae Common Jasmine, Poet's Jasmine, Spanish Jasmine चमेली Chameli Jasminum sambac Oleaceae Jasmine बेला Bela, मोतिया Motiya, मोगरा Mogra

Species Genus Common name Common Hindi name Jasminum officinale Jasminum Common Jasmine, Poet's Jasmine, Spanish Jasmine चमेली Chameli Jasminum sambac Jasminum Jasmine बेला Bela, मोतिया Motiya, मोगरा Mogra

Based on classification

More details can be found in the Binomial Classification section.

Morphology from Encyclopedia of Life

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General morphology

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General morphological features of the plant	Shrubs, sometimes twining or seeking support. Branches long, weak, sparsely hairy when young. Leaves 5-10 cm long, opposite, imparipinnate, petiole and midrib narrowly margined; leaflets 3-7, upper surface slightly pubescent, especially on midrib and margins, lateral leaflets acute or apiculate, sessile or subsessile, the upper pair sometimes with broad connate bases, terminal much larger, ovate or lanceolate, acuminate. Flowers fragrant, 1-10 in subumbellate terminal, often leafy cymes; pedicels up to 2 cm. Bracts linear, c. 5 mm long. Calyx teeth linear, 5-10 mm long, puberulous. Corolla white, tube 1-2 cm long, lobes 4-5, oblong, shorter than the tube, more or less involute at the margins. Berry black when ripe, elliptic or globose, 8-10 mm long, full of crimson juice."Shrubs, sometimes twining or seeking support. Branches long, weak, sparsely hairy when young. Leaves 5-10 cm long, opposite, imparipinnate, petiole and midrib narrowly margined; leaflets 3-7, upper surface slightly pubescent, especially on midrib and margins, lateral leaflets acute or apiculate, sessile or subsessile, the upper pair sometimes with broad connate bases, terminal much larger, ovate or lanceolate, acuminate. Flowers fragrant, 1-10 in subumbellate terminal, often leafy cymes; pedicels up to 2 cm. Bracts linear, c. 5 mm long. Calyx teeth linear, 5-10 mm long, puberulous. Corolla white, tube 1-2 cm long, lobes 4-5, oblong, shorter than the tube, more or less involute at the margins. Berry black when ripe, elliptic or globose, 8-10 mm long, full of crimson juice." cannot be used as a page name in this wiki.	EoL through eFloras

Seed dispersal mechanism	Entomophily (By insects)
Bloom type	Perennial
Life cycle of the plant

How to identify this species

For a detailed description, refer to the General Morphology details above

Parameter	Value(s)	References See complete references in the References section at the end
Type of plant	Woody (Tree/Shrub)
Plant height	3 feet to 6 feet
Flower color	White
Flower shape
Floral symmetry
Phyllotaxy of leaves	Opposite
Leaf shape	Lanceolate	EoL through eFloras
Is the leaf petiolated or sessile?	Petiolated	EoL through eFloras
Is the leaf simple or compound?	Compound	EoL through eFloras

Parameter	Value(s)	References See complete references in the References section at the end
IUCN Conservation Status	Not Evaluated	EoL
Indian States in which the species has been documented	Bihar,Delhi,Goa,Gujarat,Himachal Pradesh,Jammu and Kashmir,Madhya Pradesh,Maharashtra,Punjab,Rajasthan,Tamil Nadu,Uttarakhand,Uttar Pradesh,West Bengal	Plants Database of India
Locations at which the species has been documented	Amaravati;Bhopal;Chamba;Chamoli;Chamoli;Dehradun;Dhar;Goa;Hoshangabad;Jammu;Kangra;Kashmir;Kinnaur;Kishtwar;Kullu;Madurai;Pulni;Shimla	Plants Database of India
Biotic zones inhabited	Eastern Ghats, Western Ghats, Central Deccan Plateau, East Coast, West Coast, Indo-Gangetic Plain	Based on Plants of India
Details about the habitat
Is this species native to India?	Yes
Is the species indigenous/endemic to Sub-Himalayan regions?
Is the species indigenous/endemic to Western Ghats?
Is the species indigenous/endemic to Eastern Ghats?

More plants native to India Species name Common name Common Hindi name Plant type Native plant Biotic zone Abelmoschus moschatus Okra, Abelmosk, Ambrette seeds, Annual hibiscus, Bamia Moschata, Galu Gasturi, Muskdana, Musk mallow, Musk okra, Musk seeds, Ornamental okra, Rose mallow seeds, Tropical jewel hibiscus, Yorka okra मुश्कदाना Mushkdana, कस्तूरीदाना Kasturi-dana, जंगली भिंडी Jangli bhindi Acacia concinna Soap pod शिकाकाई Shikakai Woody (Tree/Shrub) Northeastern Himalayas Eastern Ghats Western Ghats Central Deccan Plateau East Coast West Coast Indo-Gangetic Plain Acrostichum aureum Golden leatherfern, Mangrove fern Fern Northeastern Himalayas Eastern Ghats East Coast Indo-Gangetic Plain Outlying Islands Aegle marmelos Bel, Beli fruit, Bengal quince, Stone apple, Wood apple बेल Bel Allium sativum Cultivated Garlic लेह्सन Lehsan … further results

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Parameter	Value(s)	References See complete references in the References section at the end
Does this species have any medicinal use?	Yes

Other plants of the same family having medicinal use: Species name Common name Common Hindi name Family Ailment type Medicinal use description Jasminum officinale Common Jasmine, Poet's Jasmine, Spanish Jasmine चमेली Chameli Oleaceae Jasminum sambac Jasmine बेला Bela, मोतिया Motiya, मोगरा Mogra Oleaceae

Parameter	Value(s)	References See complete references in the References section at the end
General types of ailments this species is used for treating
Specific ailments for which the species is used
Medicinal systems which use this plant	Ayurveda, Unani, Folk Medicine, Modern Medicine
Details of Medicinal use
Parts of the plant used for treatment
Names of some medicinal active compounds in this plant, if known.
Details of the active chemical compounds found in this plant
Is the molecular basis of the medicinal action known?
Details of molecular basis of action
Are the toxic effects of consumption of this plant known?
Details of the toxic effects of the plant species
Have there been validation/clinical studies related to this plant?
Details of the clinical studies related to the plant species

Parameter	Value(s)	References See complete references in the References section at the end
Is this plant/plant-derived product used in food preparations?
Part(s) of the plant used in the food preparations
Details of use in food preparations
Does this species have any religious significance?	Yes	User-reported
Religions which mention/give significance to this species	Hinduism, Buddhism
Religious occasions
Details of religious use

Parameter	Value(s)	References See complete references in the References section at the end
Is this plant cultivated commercially in India?	Yes
Uses for which the plant is commercially cultivated	Medicinal use, Cosmetic use, Ornamental use, Religious use
Plant parts of commercial value	Flower
Products where this plant is used		User-reported
Description of use
States where this plant is cultivated commercially
Best period for planting this plant
Best period for harvesting this plant
Method of propagation
Water requirement of this plant	Average
Pests and Diseases affecting this plant during cultivation
Other considerations while cultivating this plant

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• If the number of nucleotide sequences is less than 100, very little genomic work has been done on this species. A respectable number of nucleotide sequences is above 10000.
• Most of the nucleotide sequences may come from three sources:

1. Studies on single genes, where people try to sequence genes such as some specific dehydrogenases important,say, for tannin production
2. Sequences of Ribosomal Internal Transcribed Spacer, whose sequence is used for generating molecular phylogenetic trees to establish species relationships
3. Expressed Sequence Tags (ESTs) which can tell about which genes are present and expressed in the species at a particular time in the given tissue

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References

EoL (Web): Encyclopedia of Life entry, Accessdate=2010-09-06

Flowers of India (Web): Flowers of India entry, Accessdate=2010-09-06

Plants Database of India (Web): Plants Database of India entry on J. officinale, Accessdate=2010-09-07