Botanical Name

Jasminum malabaricum

Family

Oleaceae

Sanskrit name

Unknown

English name

Malabar jasmine

Hindi name

Unknown

Kannada name

Kaadu mallige

Habit

Climber

Habitat

Evergreen and Semi evergreen forests .Endemic to westernghats

Plant Description

It is a large climber, growing up to 3-5 m. Slender branches are spreading and trailing. Oppositely arranged membranous leaves with a sharp tip. The base of the leaf is either rounded or heart-shaped, and the stalk long. Fragrant white flowers appear in branched cymes at the end of branches, in a single cyme.

Distribution

Southern India- Western Ghats

Religious significance

Fragrance during worship (Hindu, Christian, Muslim and Budhhism religions.

Part Used

Leaf, flower

Medicinal uses

Used in herpes, veneral diseases, intestinal worm infestation, skin diseases, eye disorders, jaundice