Jasminum sambac
COMMON NAME | Pikake or Arabian
jasmine |
TYPE | Shrub |
FAMILY | Oleaceae |
NOTES | Grows as a twining
shrubby vine or if left unsupported, as a sprawling shrub. Plants feature
small, waxy, white flowers (1” diameter) in clusters of 3-12 blooms on downy
stems clad with broad-ovate, dark green leaves. Flowers are exceptionally
fragrant. In Hawaii, the flower is known as pikake, and are used to make
fragrant leis. The name 'pikake' is
derived from the Hawaiian word for "Peacock", because the Hawaiian
Princess Kaʻiulani was fond of both the flowers and the bird. |
GEOGRAPHIC REGION | Eastern Himalayas in Bhutan and
neighbouring Bangladesh, India and Pakistan |
NATIVE HABITAT | Not known |
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