Jasmine can be eitherdeciduous orevergreen, and can be erect, spreading, or climbingshrubs andvines. The leaves are borne in opposing or alternating arrangement and can be of simple, trifoliate, or pinnate formation.
The flowers are typically around 2.5 cm (0.98 in) in diameter. They are white or yellow, although in rare instances they can be slightly reddish. The flowers are borne incymose clusters with a minimum of three flowers, though they can also be solitary on the ends of branchlets. Each flower has about four to ninepetals, twolocules, and one to fourovules. They have twostamens with very short filaments. Thebracts are linear or ovate. Thecalyx is bell-shaped. They are usually very fragrant.[7][9]
The name comes from Old Frenchjessemin, fromPersian:یاسمن,romanized: yāsamin[18] which is derived from theMiddle Persian wordyāsaman andyāsamīn (يَاسَمِين) inArabic.[19][20] The word enteredMiddle French around 1570 and was first used in English in16th century England.[20] The Persian name is also the origin of the genus name,Jasminum.[21]
Species belonging to thegenus are classified under the tribeJasmineae of the olive family (Oleaceae).[7]Jasminum is divided into fivesections—Alternifolia,Jasminum,Primulina,Trifoliolata, andUnifoliolata.[22]
Jasmine is cultivated commercially for domestic and industrial uses, such as the perfume industry.[26] It is used in rituals like marriages, religious ceremonies, and festivals.[27] Jasmine flower vendors sell garlands of jasmine, or in the case of the thickermotiyaa (in Hindi) ormograa (in Marathi) varieties, bunches of jasmine are common.[28] They may be found around entrances totemples, on major thoroughfares, and in majorbusiness areas.
Indonesia:Jasminum sambac is the national flower, adopted in 1990.[34] It goes by the name "melati putih" and is used in wedding ceremonies for ethnic Indonesians, especially on the island ofJava.
Philippines:Jasminum sambac is the national flower. Adopted in 1935, it is known as "sampaguita" in the islands. It is usually strung in garlands which are then used to adorn religious images.[36]
Thailand: Jasmine flowers are used as a symbol of motherhood.[37]
Tunisia: The national flower of Tunisia is jasmine. It was chosen as a symbol for theTunisian Revolution.
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^Anabel Bachour (23 February 2017)."Damascus, the City of Jasmine". Peacock Plume, Student Media, The American University of Paris, France. Retrieved26 May 2019.
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