Jasminum sambac
Arabian Jasmine, Arabian Jasmine
Other regional names: Sambac Jasmine
- Sambac Jasmine
Also known as: Jasminum bicorollatum Noronha +15 more
- Jasminum bicorollatum Noronha
- Jasminum blancoi Hassk.
- Jasminum fragrans Salisb.
- Jasminum heyneanum Wall. ex G.Don
- Jasminum odoratum Noronha
- Jasminum quadrifolium Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.
- Jasminum quinqueflorum B.Heyne ex G.Don
- Jasminum quinqueflorum var. pubescens G.Don
- Jasminum sambac var. duplex Voigt
- Jasminum sambac var. gimea (Zuccagni) DC.
- Jasminum sambac var. goaense (Zuccagni) DC.
- Jasminum sambac var. heyneanum (Wall. ex G.Don) C.B.Clarke
- Jasminum sambac var. kerianum Kuntze
- Jasminum sambac var. nemocalyx Kuntze
- Jasminum sambac var. normale Kuntze
- Jasminum sambac var. plenum Stokes
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Oleaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a scrambling shrub.
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Jasminum sambac (commonly known as Arabian Jasmine) is a scrambling shrub within the Oleaceae family. It is found natively in Tropical Asia. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
Indian Subcontinent
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
East Himalaya, India
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Bahamas, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Caroline Is., Christmas I., Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Gilbert Is., Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Jawa, Leeward Is., Madagascar, Maldives, Marianas, Marshall Is., Mauritius, Mexico Southeast, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Tubuai Is., Vanuatu, Windward Is.