Jasminum cuspidatum


S. India to Myanmar as per WCSP;


Erect shrubs; stem subscandent, glabrous. Leaves 4-6 x 2-3 cm, lanceolate, rounded at the acute apex, round at base; nerves from the base and from midrib, distinct below; petiole 2-3 mm long. Cymes terminal or axillary, lax; peduncle 5-10 cm long, glabrous; bracts 1-2 mm long, subulate. Flowers 3-5 together; pedicel 5 mm long, stout; calyx tube 2 mm long, campanulate, glabrous, lobes 6 mm long, narrow; corolla tube 2-2.5 cm long, lobes 1.5-1.7 cm long, oblong, acute. Berry 8 x 7 mm, ovoid, glabrous.
Flowering and fruiting: January-April
Evergreen and shola forests
Peninsular India and Sri Lanka
(Attributions- Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi from India Biodiversity Portal)


 
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MS ID 122 June 2013 - Request Id of the jasmine.: Attachments (4). 3 posts by 2 authors. 
Please ID the plant. Photographs were taken on 19.5.2013 in Chamundi hills.
To me appears close to images of  Jasminum cuspidatum at FOI.
yes it is Jasminum cuspidatum; it is common in E.ghats


 
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Jasminum shrub for identification 010912MK01:  
Please help me to identify this Jasminum sp.
Height: 1-2 m
Leaf: thick; 15x5 cm
Date: 18 Aug 2012
Place: Tiruvallur disrict, TN
Alt: 50m
Habitat: Scrub forest
Pl. check with images at Jasminum coarctatum Roxb. 
Thanks, ... You may be right as per Jasminum cuspidatum Rottl. & Willd.

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Fwd: Jasminum cuspidatum images : 3 posts by 1 author. 3 images- around 5 Mb each.
Please find attached images of Jasminum cuspidatum, photographed around the outskirts of Bangalore.

 


References:

The Plant List Ver.1.1  WCSP  Catalogue of Life  POWO  GBIF (with type specimens) High resolution specimen 1  High resolution specimen 2  Flora of Pakistan  India Biodiversity Portal  PlanteKey  FRLHT  An Excursion Flora of Central Tamilnadu, India By K. M. Matthew (1995- details with keys)  Flora of Ranga Reddi District Andhra Pradesh, India By T. Pullaiah, M. Silar Mohammed (2000-details with keys)
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