Jasminum multiflorum (PROSEA)

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Plant Resources of South-East Asia Introduction

List of species

Jasminum multiflorum (Burm.f.) Andr.

Protologue: Bot. repos. 8: t. 496 (1807).

Synonym

• Jasminum pubescens (Retz.) Willd. (1797).

Vernacular names

• Star jasmine (En)
• Philippines: sampagitang-sunsong (Tagalog)
• Vietnam: nhài nhiều hoa.

Distribution

A native of India and cultivated in western Malesia.

Uses

In India the root is reportedly used as an emmenagogue or emetic. The flowers are applied as a lactifuge. A poultice of the leaves is used to treat indolent ulcers. In Malaysia J. multiflorum is grown in gardens to supply flowers for home Hindu altars.

Observations

• A robust bushy climber up to 5 m long, young shoots densely pubescent-tomentose.
• Leaves broadly ovate, 4-7 cm × 1.5-4 cm, base rounded or often cordate, apex acute or often mucronate, pubescent beneath especially at the veins, with 4-6 pairs of secondary veins, slightly bullate, petiole 6-10 mm long.
• Inflorescence a compact, cymose panicle, terminal or at the extremities of short axillary branches, with up to 40 flowers, supported by large, ovate, acute foliaceous bracts.
• Flowers with a 13-16 mm long calyx tube, lobes 7-10(-13) mm long, densely tomentose, corolla tube (15-)20-22 mm long, glabrous, with yellowish-green eye, with 6-9 lobes opening horizontally, recurved at the tip, up to 17 mm × 7-8 mm, overlapping at the base, slightly fragrant.
• Fruit a globose berry, black, surrounded by the suberect calyx lobes.

Selected sources

• [460] Gagnepain, F., 1933. Oléacées [Oleaceae]. In: Gagnepain, F. (Editor): Flore général de l'Indo-Chine. [General flora of Indo-China]. Vol. 3 part 8. Masson et Cie, Paris, France. pp. 1034-1084.
• [580] Heyne, K., 1950. De nuttige planten van Indonesië [The useful plants of Indonesia]. 3rd Edition. 2 volumes. W. van Hoeve, 's-Gravenhage, the Netherlands/Bandung, Indonesia. 1660 + CCXLI pp.
• [731] Kiew, R., 1994. Checklist of Jasminum (Oleaceae) in Malesia. Sandakania 5: 1-14.
• [732] Kiew, R., 1994. Name changes for Malaysian plants. Begonia wrayi (Begoniaceae) and Jasminum aemulum (Oleaceae). Malayan Nature Journal 47(3): 311-317.
• [741] Kirtikar, K.R. & Basu, B.D., 1935. Indian medicinal plants. 2nd Edition, edited by Blatter, E., Caius, J.F. & Mhaskar, K.S. L.H. Basu, Allahabad, India. 4 volumes xxxvii + 2793 pp.
• [900] Mansfeld, R., 1986. Verzeichnis landwirtschaflicher und gaertnerischer Kulturpflanzen (ohne Zierpflanzen) [Register of agricultural and horticultural plants (withouth ornamentals)]. 2nd Edition, revised by J. Schultze-Motel. 4 volumes. Springer Verlag, Berlin, Germany. 1998 pp.
• [921] Matthew, K.M., 1981-1988. The flora of the Tamilnadu Carnatic. 4 volumes. The Rapinat Herbarium, St. Joseph's College, Tiruchirapalli, India.
• [1021] Ng, F.S.P., 1992. Guide to garden plants 10. Nature Malaysiana 17(1): 10-17.
• [1178] Quisumbing, E., 1978. Medicinal plants of the Philippines. Katha Publishing Co., Quezon City, the Philippines. 1262 pp.

Main genus page

• Jasminum (Medicinal plants)

Authors

• Joeni Setijo Rahajoe, R. Kiew & J.L.C.H. van Valkenburg