Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Jasminum grandiflorum - Jasmine - Pitchi

Jasminum grandiflorum is commonly known an jasmine...It is known as Pitchi in tamil...


Class: Dicotyledons

Sub-class: Gamopetalae

Series:Bicarpellate

Order: Gentianales

Family: Oleaceae

Distribution:

Jasminum grandiflorum are distributed in temperate and pale tropical regions of asia and east indies...

Description:

Jasminum grandiflorum is a large shrub with straight branches...Leaves are opposite compound,7 to 12 cm long...Leaflets are five to seven in number,glabrous,dark green,entire and vary in shape and size...Flowers are in terminal or axillary cymes,white,very fragrant,the corolla tube is cylindrical ,2.5 cm long with five lobes,elliptic,obtuse about 3 cm across...

Uses:

The flowers of jasminum grandiflorum are very rich in the essential oil content..The different plant part like leaf,stem,bark and root are very useful and are most important in the pharmaceutical beverages...It is an ornamental garden plant...

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