Jasminum malabaricum


Jasminum malabaricum, the Malabar jasmine or wild jasmine, is a species of flowering plant in the family Oleaceae, native to southern parts of India, and Sri Lanka.

Etymology

'Jasminum' is a Latinized form of the Persian word, 'yasemin' for sweetly scented plants.

Common names

  • English: Malabar jasmine, wild jasmine
  • Malayalam: കദംബവള്ളി kadambavalli
  • Marathi: कुसर kusar, रान मोगरा ran mogra
  • Sinhala: Pichcha
  • Tamil: கொடிவகை kotivakai
  • Kannada: Kadu mallige
  • Sanskrit: मुद्गर mudgara