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Jasminum sambac

Jasminum sambac (L.) Aiton

Also indexed asJasminium Sambac (flower)mograsampaguitaArabian JasmineArabian jasmineArabische jasmijnArabischer JasminArabisk jasmin
FamilyOleaceae
GenusJasminum
Use categories4
Linked notes0

Botanical identity

This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.

KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderLamiales
FamilyOleaceae
GenusJasminum
Scientific name with authorshipJasminum sambac (L.) Aiton

Indexed scientific synonyms

Jasminum bicorollatum NoronhaJasminum blancoi Hassk.Jasminum fragrans Salisb.Jasminum heyneanum Wall. ex G.DonJasminum odoratum NoronhaJasminum pubescens Buch.-Ham.Jasminum pubescens Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.Jasminum quadrifolium Buch.-Ham.Jasminum quadrifolium Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.Jasminum quinqueflorum B.HeyneJasminum quinqueflorum B.Heyne ex G.DonJasminum quinqueflorum var. pubescens G.DonJasminum sambac var. duplex VoigtJasminum sambac var. gimea (Zuccagni) DC.Jasminum sambac var. goaense (Zuccagni) DC.Jasminum sambac var. heyneanum (Wall. ex G.Don) C.B.ClarkeJasminum sambac var. kerianum KuntzeJasminum sambac var. nemocalyx KuntzeJasminum sambac var. normale KuntzeJasminum sambac var. plenum StokesJasminum sambac var. syringifolium Wall.Jasminum sambac var. syringifolium Wall. ex KuntzeJasminum sambac var. trifoliatum (L.) SimsJasminum sambac var. trifoliatum VahlJasminum sambac var. undulatum (L.) KuntzeJasminum sambac var. verum DC.Jasminum sanjurium Buch.-Ham.Jasminum sanjurium Buch.-Ham. ex DC.Jasminum trifoliatum TelfairJasminum trifoliatum Telfair ex G.DonJasminum undulatum (L.) Willd.Jasminum zambac Roxb.Mogorium gimea ZuccagniMogorium goaense ZuccagniMogorium sambac (L.) Lam.Mogorium undulatum (L.) Lam.Nyctanthes goa Steud.Nyctanthes sambac L.Nyctanthes undulata L.

Documented use categories

Medicine
Human food
Environmental use
Material

These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.

How to interpret this record

Evidence boundary

A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.

Safety boundary

Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.

Dataset record and provenance

DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier609755-1
Use codesEU HF MA ME
Crop wild relativeNo

Contributing checklist sources

USDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources of South-East AsiaPlant Resources for Tropical Africa

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Educational index, not a treatment recommendation

The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.

Ethnobotanical layer

Traditional-use records for Jasminum sambac.

Historical associations preserved from the USDA Dr. Duke dataset. These records are not treatment recommendations.