Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Oleaceae | Genus: Jasminum | Species: Jasminum arborescens Roxb. ( चमेली ) |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Jasminum roxburghianum Wall. ex Clarke in Hook.f. | Flower Color | Greenish |
| Common Name | Navmallika | Flower Type | Cyme |
| English / Trade Name | Shrubby Jasmine | Flowering Period | Jan-March |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Chameli | Fruiting Period | April-June |
| Altitude | Up to 1000 m | Fruit Type | Berry |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Berries usually simple, ellipsoid, almost straight, smooth, black. |
| Habitat | Occur in forest undergrowth. | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | Tropical NW. Himalaya, Deccan Peninsula | Bark Details | Smooth whitish |
| Distribution in Haryana | Sonepat | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Opposite (leaves in pairs along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Elliptic | ||
| Description of Species | Large shrub, climbing; branches pubescent. Leaves simple, opposite, elliptic, obtuse or subacute at apeax, broadly cuneate or rounded at base, velvety tomentose on both surfaces. Flowers greenish-white, in trichotomous, terminal, many flowered, pubescent cyme. Calyx pubescent. Corolla greenish white, lobes ovate-lanceolate. Berries usually simple, ellipsoid, almost straight, smooth, black. | Leaf Details | Leaves simple, opposite, elliptic, obtuse or subacute at apeax, broadly cuneate or rounded at base, velvety tomentose on both surfaces. |
