Jasminum sambac

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Oleaceae
Tribus: Jasmineae
Genus: Jasminum
Sectio: Jasminum sect. Unifoliolata
Species: Jasminum sambac

Name

Jasminum sambac (L.) Aiton, 1789.

Synonyms

Basionym

Nyctanthes sambac L., Sp. Pl. 1: 6. 1753.

Homotypic

Mogorium sambac (L.) Lam., Tabl. Encycl. 1: 23. 1796; Mogori of Poir.
Jasminum fragrans Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 12. 1796, nom. superfl.
Jasminum sambac var. normale Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 411. 1891, nom. inval.

Heterotypic

Jasminum bicorollatum Noronha, Verh. Batav. Genootsch. Kunst. 5(Art. 4): 19. 1790.
Jasminum blancoi Hassk., Flora 47: 49. 1864.
Jasminum heyneanum Wall. ex G.Don, Gen. Hist. 4: 62. 1837.
Jasminum odoratum Noronha, Verh. Batav. Genootsch. Kunst. 5(Art. 4): 19. 1790.
Jasminum pubescens Buch.-Ham. ex Wall., Numer. List: 2880. 1831, nom. nud.
Jasminum quadrifolium Buch.-Ham. ex Wall., Numer. List: 2868. 1831, nom. nud.
Jasminum quinqueflorum B.Heyne ex G.Don, Gen. Hist. 4: 59. 1837.
Jasminum quinqueflorum var. pubescens G.Don, Gen. Hist. 4: 59. 1837.
Jasminum sambac var. duplex Voigt, Hort. Suburb. Calcutt.: 550. 1845.
Jasminum sambac var. gimea (Zuccagni) DC., Prodr. 8: 302. 1844.
Jasminum sambac var. goaense (Zuccagni) DC., Prodr. 8: 302. 1844.
Jasminum sambac var. heyneanum (Wall. ex G.Don) C.B.Clarke in J.D.Hooker, Fl. Brit. India 3: 592. 1882.
Jasminum sambac var. kerianum Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 411. 1891.
Jasminum sambac var. nemocalyx Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 411. 1891.
Jasminum sambac var. plenum Stokes, Bot. Comm.: 16. 1830.
Jasminum sambac var. syringifolium Wall. ex Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 411. 1891.
Jasminum sambac var. trifoliatum Vahl, Enum. Pl. Obs. 1: 26. 1804.
Jasminum sambac var. undulatum (L.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 411. 1891.
Jasminum sambac var. verum DC., Prodr. 8: 302. 1844.
Jasminum sanjurium Buch.-Ham. ex DC., Prodr. 8: 302. 1844), nom. inval.
Jasminum undulatum (L.) Willd., Sp. Pl., ed. 4 (Willdenow) 1(1): 36. 1797.
Mogorium gimea Zuccagni, Cent. Observ. Pl. 1: 2. 1806.
Mogorium goaense Zuccagni, Cent. Observ. Pl. 1: 2. 1806.
Mogorium undulatum (L.) Lam., Tabl. Encycl. 1: 23. 1796.
Nyctanthes goa Steud., Nomencl. Bot. (Steudel), ed. 2. 2: 199. 1841.
Nyctanthes grandiflora Lour., Fl. Cochinch. 21. 1790.
Nyctanthes undulata L., Sp. Pl. 1: 6. 1753.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-tropical'
- Regional: Indian subcontinent
  - East Himalaya, India
- Introduced into:
  - 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, Panamá, Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Tubuai Is., Vanuatu, Windward Is.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Aiton, W. 1789. Hortus Kewensis; or, a catalogue of the plants cultivated in the Royal Botanic Garden at Kew. Vol. I. Monandria–Heptandria. XXX+496 pp., tt. 1–6. George Nicol, London. BHL Reference page. : 1: 8

Additional references

Green, P.S. (2006). World Checklist of Oleaceae Manuscript Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Jasminum sambac in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 August 29. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2024. Jasminum sambac. Published online. Accessed: August 29 2024.
Hassler, M. 2024. Jasminum sambac. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2024. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2024 August 29. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2024. Jasminum sambac. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 29 August 2024.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Jasminum sambac in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2024 August 29.

Vernacular names

العربية: فل
বাংলা: বেলি ফুল
Deutsch: Arabischer Jasmin
Bahasa Indonesia: Melati putih
日本語: マツリカ
Nederlands: Arabische jasmijn
polski: Jaśminek wielkolistny
svenska: Arabisk jasmin
தமிழ்: மல்லிகை
తెలుగు: మల్లిక
ไทย: มะลิลา, มะลิซ้อน
Tagalog: Sampagita
Winaray: Marol
閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú: Ba̍k-nī
中文: 双瓣茉莉