Jasminum cuspidatum

Jasminum cuspidatum Rottl. & Willd., Neue Schriften Ges. Naturf. Freunde Berlin 4: 192 1803. (syn: Jasminum ligustrifolium Wall. ex Bojer [Invalid]; Jasminum myrtophyllum Zenker; Jasminum perrottetianum A.DC.; Jasminum rigidum Zenker; Jasminum rigidum var. tetraphis (Wight & Gardner) C.B.Clarke; Jasminum tetraphis Wight & Gardner; Jasminum triflorum B.Heyne ex C.B.Clarke [Invalid]);

S. India to Myanmar as per WCSP;

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Erect shrubs; stem subscandent, glabrous. Leaves 4-6 x 2-3 cm, lanceolate, rounded at the acute apex, round at base; nerves from the base and from midrib, distinct below; petiole 2-3 mm long. Cymes terminal or axillary, lax; peduncle 5-10 cm long, glabrous; bracts 1-2 mm long, subulate. Flowers 3-5 together; pedicel 5 mm long, stout; calyx tube 2 mm long, campanulate, glabrous, lobes 6 mm long, narrow; corolla tube 2-2.5 cm long, lobes 1.5-1.7 cm long, oblong, acute. Berry 8 x 7 mm, ovoid, glabrous.

(Attributions- Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi from India Biodiversity Portal)

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References:

The Plant List Ver.1.1
 WCSP  Catalogue of Life  POWO  GBIF (with type specimens) High resolution specimen 1  High resolution specimen 2  Flora of Pakistan  India Biodiversity Portal  PlanteKey  FRLHT  An Excursion Flora of Central Tamilnadu, India By K. M. Matthew (1995- details with keys)  Flora of Ranga Reddi District Andhra Pradesh, India By T. Pullaiah, M. Silar Mohammed (2000-details with keys)