Jasminum sambac

Arabian jasmine
A 'Maid of Orleans' cultivar from Tunisia.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Oleaceae
Genus:	Jasminum
Species:	J. sambac
Binomial name
Jasminum sambac (L.) Aiton
Synonyms
Basionym Nyctanthes sambac L.    Mogorium sambac (L.) Lam. Jasminum fragrans Salisb. Jasminum sambac var. normale Kuntze    Jasminum bicorollatum Noronha Jasminum blancoi Hassk. Jasminum heyneanum Wall. ex G.Don Jasminum odoratum Noronha Jasminum pubescens Buch.-Ham. ex Wall. 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 in J.D.Hooker Jasminum sambac var. kerianum Kuntze Jasminum sambac var. nemocalyx Kuntze Jasminum sambac var. plenum Stokes Jasminum sambac var. syringifolium Wall. ex Kuntze Jasminum sambac var. trifoliatum Vahl Jasminum sambac var. undulatum (L.) Kuntze Jasminum sambac var. verum DC. Jasminum sanjurium Buch.-Ham. ex DC. Jasminum undulatum (L.) Willd. Mogorium gimea Zuccagni Mogorium goaense Zuccagni Mogorium undulatum (L.) Lam. Nyctanthes goa Steud. Nyctanthes grandiflora Lour. Nyctanthes undulata L.

Jasminum sambac is a species of jasmine native to a small region in the eastern Himalayas in Bhutan and neighbouring India and Pakistan. It is cultivated in many places, especially across much of South and Southeast Asia. It is naturalised in many scattered locales: Mauritius, Madagascar, the Maldives, Cambodia, Java, Christmas Island, Chiapas, Central America, southern Florida, the Bahamas, Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, and the Lesser Antilles.

Jasminum sambac is a small shrub or vine growing up to 0.5 to 3 m (1.6 to 9.8 ft) in height. It is widely cultivated for its attractive and sweetly fragrant flowers. The flowers are also used for perfumes and for making tea. It is known as the Arabian jasmine in English. It is the national flower of the Philippines, where it is known as sampaguita. It is also one of the three national flowers of Indonesia, where it is known as melati putih.

Jasminum sambac is classified under the genus Jasminum under the tribe Jasmineae. It belongs to the olive family Oleaceae.

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