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Scientific classification 
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| Species: | Template:Taxonomy/JasminumJ. angustifolium
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| Template:Taxonomy/JasminumJasminum angustifolium | |
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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[edit | edit source]
'Jasminum' is a Latinized form of the Arabic word 'yasemin', for sweetly scented plants.[3]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Template:WCSP
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "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