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Jasminum angustifolium
Jasminum angustifolium, the wild jasmine, is a scrambling climbing shrub of the olive family native to India, Sri Lanka and the Andaman Islands, grown for its fragrant star-shaped white flowers. It is a seasonally dry tropical plant that needs good sun and well-drained soil.
Jasminum angustifolium, the wild jasmine, 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 6 m (20 ft) tall. Leaves are dark green and opposite in arrangement. 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.
Its flowers are used as sacred floral offerings and perfumes. The root of the plant is also used for medicinal properties.
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
