Jasminum angustifolium explained
Jasminum angustifolium, the wild jasmine,[1] is a species of jasmine native to Sri Lanka and India, including the Andaman Islands. It is a climbing shrub with a smooth stem and minutely pubescent branchlets. It grows up to 6meters tall. Leaves are dark green and opposite in arrangement.[2] The flowers are approximately in diameter, and resemble a star with seven or eight narrow petals, flowering between June and August.[1]
Its flowers are used as sacred floral offerings and perfumes.[3] The root of the plant is also used for medicinal properties.[4]
Etymology
'Jasminum' is a Latinized form of the Persian word 'yasemin', for sweetly scented plants.[5]
Notes and References
- Web site: Wild Jasmine. Flowers of India. 28 August 2016.
- Web site: NParks Jasminum laurifolium . 2023-03-26 . www.nparks.gov.sg.
- Book: Singh, Anurudh Kumar . Wild Relatives of Cultivated Plants in India: A Reservoir of Alternative Genetic Resources and More . Springer . 2017. 9789811051166 .
- Book: Watt, George . A Dictionary of the Economic Products of India . Cambridge University Press . 2014. 9781108068765 .
- Book: Hanks . Patrick . Hardcastle . Kate . Hodges . Flavia . A Dictionary of First Names . 2006 . Oxford University Press . 978-0198610601 . 138 . 2 . Jasmine: From the vocabulary word denoting the climbing plant with its delicate, fragrant flowers (from Old French, ultimately from Persian yasmin)..
- Gledhill, David (2008). "The Names of Plants". Cambridge University Press. (hardback), (paperback). pp 220[5]