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Jasminum azoricum
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Family:
OLEACEAE
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Citation: Jasminum azoricum Burm. f., Fl. Ind. 16. 1768, non L. 1753; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 236. 1989; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 159. 1982; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 401. 1990; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 413. 2009.
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Description:
Climbing shrubs; young shoots glabours. Leaves 3-foliolate; leaflets 4-7 x 2-3.5 cm, middle lobe larger, ovate-lanceolate, base rounded or obtuse, apex acuminate, subcoriaceous, glabrous; petioles 2-3 cm long. Flowers in terminal or axillary dichasial cymes; pedicels to 1 cm long. Calyx-lobes 5, c. 1 mm long, triangular. Corolla white with pink shade; tube 2-2.5 cm long, wider towards tip; lobes 5, 1-1.5 cm long, elliptic. Anthers apiculate. Style filiform, 2-fid. Berry 1-1.2 x 0.6-0.8 cm, ellipsoid, purple.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
January-April
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District(s):
All Districts
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Grown as garden plant
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Distribution:
Native to the Azores Islands
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
White
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
Yes
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Garden:
Yes
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
No
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