Jasminum multiflorum
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Jasminum multiflorum is a species of jasmine
, in the family Oleaceae
. It is known as Winter Jasmine, Indian Jasmine, Downy Jasmine, and Star Jasmine. It flowers in India
n winter. It is also called Magha Mallika (Sanskrit
) since it flowers in Magha winter month in the Indian Hindu Calendar
. It flowers so much that sometimes the flowers cover most of the leaves leaving everything white.
Jasmine
Jasminum , commonly known as jasmines, is a genus of shrubs and vines in the olive family . It contains around 200 species native to tropical and warm temperate regions of the Old World...
, in the family Oleaceae
Oleaceae
Oleaceae are a family containing 24 extant genera and around 600 species of mesophytic shrubs, trees and occasionally vines. As shrubs, members of this family may be twine climbers, or scramblers.-Leaves:...
. It is known as Winter Jasmine, Indian Jasmine, Downy Jasmine, and Star Jasmine. It flowers in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n winter. It is also called Magha Mallika (Sanskrit
Sanskrit
Sanskrit , is a historical Indo-Aryan language and the primary liturgical language of Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism.Buddhism: besides Pali, see Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Today, it is listed as one of the 22 scheduled languages of India and is an official language of the state of Uttarakhand...
) since it flowers in Magha winter month in the Indian Hindu Calendar
Hindu calendar
The hindu calendar used in ancient times has undergone many changes in the process of regionalization, and today there are several regional Indian calendars, as well as an Indian national calendar. Nepali calendar, Bengali calendar, Malayalam calendar, Tamil calendar, Telugu calendar, Kannada...
. It flowers so much that sometimes the flowers cover most of the leaves leaving everything white.