Manipur Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Manipur (India)
Designed & Developed by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Oleaceae | Genus: Jasminum | Species: Jasminum multiflorum (Burm.f.) Andrews |
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Flower |
Fruit |
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| Synonym | Jasminum pubescens | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Flower Type | Solitary | |
| English / Trade Name | Star Jasmine, Downy Jasmine, Indian Jasmine | Flowering Period | July-Sept |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Kundo | Fruiting Period | Jan-March |
| Altitude | Up to about 1300 m | Fruit Type | Berry |
| Habit | Shrub | Fruit Details | Fruit turns black when ripe |
| Habitat | Occurs in moist deciduous to evergreen forests also planted | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | India, Nepal, Bhutan, Laos, Burma, Thailand and Vietnam | Bark Details | Bark of young growth green and smooth becoming streaked with grey |
| Distribution in manipur | Origin | Native | |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Ovate | ||
| Description of Species | Freely spreading shrub with downy cordate leaves and clusters of intensely sweet scented white starlike flowers at tips and along the stems, can be thought of as an evergreen, branching vine that can be trained as a shrub, or as a spreading, vine-like shrub. It usually appears as an open, spreading, weeping mound, 5-10' tall and just as wide | Leaf Details | The leaves are ovate and rounded at the base, up to 2 in long, and opposite each other on the stem |
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