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Sampaguita

Jasminum sambac, also known as Arabian jasmine or Sampaguita, is a species native to Bhutan and India, widely cultivated for its fragrant flowers. It grows as a small shrub or vine and is used in perfumes and jasmine tea. This plant is the national flower of the Philippines and one of the national flowers of Indonesia.

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Sampaguita

Jasminum sambac, also known as Arabian jasmine or Sampaguita, is a species native to Bhutan and India, widely cultivated for its fragrant flowers. It grows as a small shrub or vine and is used in perfumes and jasmine tea. This plant is the national flower of the Philippines and one of the national flowers of Indonesia.

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"Sampaguita" redirects here. For other uses, see Sampaguita (disambiguation).


Jasminum sambac (Arabian jasmine or Sambac jasmine)[1][3] is a species
of jasminenative to Bhutan and India.[4][5] It is cultivated in many places,
especially West Asia, South Asia and Southeast Asia. It is naturalised in many
scattered locales: Mauritius, Madagascar, the Maldives, Christmas Island, Chiapas,
Central America, southern Florida, the Bahamas, Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Puerto
Rico, and the Lesser Antilles.[6][4][7]

Jasminum sambac

A 'Maid of Orleans' cultivar from Tunisia


Various flower stages

Scientific classification

Kingdom: Plantae

Clade: Tracheophytes

Clade: Angiosperms

Clade: Eudicots

Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales

Family: Oleaceae

Genus: Jasminum

Species: J. sambac

Binomial name

Jasminum sambac

(L.) Aiton

Synonyms[1][2]

Basionym

Homotypic

Heterotypic

Jasminum sambac is a small shrub or vine growing up to 0.5 to 3 m (1.6 to 9.8 ft) in
height. It is widely cultivated for its attractive and sweetly fragrant flowers. The
flowers may be used as a fragrant ingredient in perfumesand jasmine tea. It is
the national flower of the Philippines, where it is known as sampaguita,[8] as well as
being one of the three national flowers of Indonesia, where it is known as melati
putih.

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