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JASMINEACE^E. I. JASMINUM. 



FIG. 10. 



cuspidate. ^ . G. Native of 

 the East Indies, in Bengal and 

 Nipaul, but originally from China. 

 Vahl. symb. 1. p. 26. Nyc- 

 tanthes multiflora, Burm. fl. ind. 

 p. 5. t. 3. f. 1. Nyct. pubes- 

 cens, Retz, obs. 5. p. 9. J. 

 multiflorum, Andr. rep. 8. t. 

 496. Nyct. hirsutum, Lin. spec, 

 p. 8. J. hirsutum, Lin. syst. 

 p. 56. Smith, exot. bot. 2. p. 

 117. t. 118. Ker. bot. reg. 51. 

 Sims. bot. mag. 1991. Mogo- 

 rium pubescens, Lam. diet. 4. 

 p. 213. Rheed. mal. 6. p. 95. 

 t. 54. Flowers large, pure white, 

 fragrant, (f. 10.) 



Donny Jasmine. Fl. May, Aug. Clt. 1759. Shrub strag- 



8 J. LAURIFOUUM (Roxb. fl. ind. 1. p. 91.) climbing, gla- 

 brous ; leaves ovate-lanceolate, lucid, 3-nerved ; flowers axil- 

 lary and terminal, from 1-5 together, on long pedicels; calycine 

 segments 6-7, filiform : those of the corolla 9-12, linear, length 

 of tube, fj . w . S. Native of the mountains east of Bengal. 

 Ker. bot. reg. t. 521. Flowers white, fragrant. 



Laurel-leaved Jasmine. Fl. May, Sept. Clt. 1819. Shrub cl. 



9 J. PUNCTA'TUM (Hamilt. herb, ex Wall. cat. no. 2877.) 

 puberulous while young; leaves ovate -lanceolate or oblong-lan- 

 ceolate, acuminated, feather-nerved, glabrous in the adult state ; 

 peduncles terminal, trichotomous ; calyx downy, with linear 

 segments; segments of the corolla 8-10, acute; bracteas subu- 

 late. ^ . w . S. Native of Patna. Flowers white. 



Dotted Jasmine. Shrub cl. 



10 J. COARCTA'TUM (Roxb. fl. ind. 1. p. 91.) erect, glabrous; 

 leaves oblong, smooth, acute; corymbs terminal, pedunculate, 

 crowded with ternate, nearly sessile flowers, bracteate ; calyx 

 5-cleft. I? . S. Native of the East Indies, on the hills near 

 Chittagong. May be known from all the other simple-leaved 

 East Indian species by the erect habit, and by the great number 

 of flowers, which form the little dense corymbs. 



Coarctate-fiowered Jasmine. Fl. April, May. Shrub erect. 



11 J. CORDIFOLIUM (Wall. cat. no. 2858.) leaves broad, 

 ovate -cordate, acuminated, with 3 principal nerves, glabrous 

 in the adult state ; flowers terminal, corymbose ; corymbs thrice 

 trichotomous, downy : bracteas subulate ; calyx campanulate, 

 with subulate segments ; segments of corolla 8, elliptic, mucro- 

 nate. J? . ,_,. S. Native of the East Indies, on the Nelligherry 

 mountains. Flowers white. 



Heart-leaved Jasmine. Shrub cl. 



12 J. TRINE'RVE (Vahl, symb. 3. p. 2.) climbing, polished, 

 glabrous ; leaves ovate-lanceolate, long-acuminated, 3-nerved, 

 polished; flowers axillary and terminal, 1-9 together ; calycine 

 segments 6-7, subulate ; segments of corolla 6-8, nearly filiform, 

 longer than the tube. Jj . ,_,, S. Native of Silhet, in forests. 

 J. acuminatum, Pers. ench. 1. p. 7. Mogorium acuminatum, Lam. 

 ill. p. 23. Flowers large, white, fragrant. Tube of corolla 

 long, widening above the middle. 



Three-nerved Jasmine. Fl. Mar. April. Clt. 1804. Sh. cl. 



13 J. FINLAYSONIA'NUM (Wall. cat. no. 7126.) leaves ovate, 

 acuminated, 3-5-nerved, glabrous ; peduncles axillary, 3-flow- 

 ered ; calycine segments long, subulate. Tj . w . S. Native of 

 the East Indies. Plant glabrous. 



Finlayson's Jasmine. Shrub cl. 



14 J. BRACTEA'TUM (Roxb. fl. ind. 1. p. 92.) twining, villous; 

 leaves ovate-oblong, acute, villous ; flowers in bracteate fascicles 

 of 3, 5, or 1 1 ; calycine segments from 5-7, subulate ; segments 



of corolla 5-8, oblong, with rounded acuminated tips ; stigma 

 entire. fy . / "\ S. Native of Sumatra and Bencoolen. J. con- 

 gestum, Herb. Ham. ex Wall. cat. no. 2874. J. Rottleri&num, 

 Wall. cat. no. 2865. ? Flowers numerous, pretty large, white, 

 fragrant, in fascicles embraced by bracteas. Berries black. 

 Bracteated Jasmine. Fl. April, May. Clt. 1818. Sh. tw. 



15 J. BIFA'RIUM (Wall. cat. no. 2866.) branchlets, calyxes, 

 and leaves while young downy; leaves disposed in two rows, 

 ovate-lanceolate, acuminated, mucronate, glabrous in the adult 

 state, on short petioles; peduncles axillary, branch- like, bearing 

 each a head of flowers at top, which is involucrated by 2 large 

 ovate leaves ; pedicels short ; teeth of calyx 6, subulate ; corolla 

 with a long, slender tube : and 6-8 lanceolate segments. ^ . w . S. 

 Native of Penang. J. bracteatum, Roxb. mss. 



ZJj/anotts-leaved Jasmine. Shrub cl. 



16 J. AMPLEXICAU'LE (Herb. Ham. ex Wall. cat. no. 2875.) 

 glabrous ; leaves ovate, acute ; peduncles axillary and terminal, 

 3-flowered : terminal ones corymbose ; calycine segments 7, long, 

 subulate ; segments of corolla 7, lanceolate, acute. Jj . ,_,. S. 

 Native of the East Indies, at Goalpara. 



Stem-clasping Jasmine. Shrub cl. 



17 J. IATIFOLIUM (Roxb. fl. ind. 1. p. 93.) twining, smooth ; 

 leaves cordate-oblong, pointed, smooth ; corymbs trichotomous, 

 diffuse; calycine segments 5-7, subulate ; segments of corolla 

 8-10-12, linear, cuspidate ; berries kidney-shaped. lj . *"\ S. 

 Native of the Circar mountains. Flowers large, white, fragrant. 



Broad-leaved Jasmine. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1817. Shrub tw. 



18 J. RETICULA V TUM (Wall. cat. no. 2869.) leaves oblong-lan- 

 ceolate, acuminated, tapering at the base, glabrous in the adult 

 state ; flowers terminal, capitate, or corymbose ; young branches 

 and calyxes downy ; segments of calyx 5, subulate ; corolla with 

 a long tube, and 8 linear segments. ^ . ,_,. S. Native of the 

 Pundua mountains and Silhet. Nearly allied to 7. arborescens 

 and J. latifolium. Heads of flowers bracteate. 



Reticulate-leaved Jasmine. Shrub. 



19 J. ARBORE'SCENS (Roxb. fl. ind. 1. p. 94.) arborescent; 

 leaves opposite and 3 in a whorl, ovate, downy ; flowers nu- 

 merous, corymb-formed ; calycine segments 5-6, subulate, in- 

 curved, villous ; segments of corolla 10-12, linear, acute. Ij . S. 

 Native of the more elevated parts of Bengal. Nyctanthes gran- 

 difl6ra, Lour. coch. 21. Young shoots villous. Panicles tri- 

 chotomous. Flowers large, white, and very fragrant. Very 

 nearly allied to J. latifolium. 



A rborescent Jasmine. Clt. 1824. Shrub. 



20 J. ANGUSTIFOLIUM (Vahl, enum. 1. p. 29.) twining, po- 

 lished ; leaves ovate or oblong, smooth, of a shining deep green ; 

 flowers generally by threes ; calycine segments acute ; segments 

 of corolla 8-9, lanceolate ; berries single, ovate. Tj . / "\ S. 

 Native of the Coromandel coast. J. vimineum, Willd. spec. 1. 

 p. 36. Nyctanthes triflora, Burm. ind. 4. t. 2. J. triflorum, Pers. 

 ench. 1. p. 7. Nyctanthes viminea, Retz. obs. 5. p. 9. Nyc.angus- 

 tifolia, Lin. spec. 8. Mogorium triflorum, Lam. ill. t. 6. Rheed. 

 mal. 6. p. 93. t. 53. Flowers large, white, with a faint tinge of 

 red, star-shaped, having a peculiar but very pleasant fragrance. 

 Stigma lanceolate. This species, being constantly covered with 

 leaves of a bright shining deep green, sometimes as small as those 

 of box, renders it always beautiful, and particularly well adapted 

 for screening windows, covering arbours, &c. in warm climates. 



Narrow-leaved Jasmine. Fl. year. Clt. 1816. Shrub tw. 



21 J. TUBIFLORUM (Roxb. fl. ind. 1. p. 96.) climbing, gla- 

 brous ; leaves nearly sessile, ovate-oblong, smooth ; flowers from 

 3-5 together, on short peduncles ; calycine segments 7-8, subu- 

 late, one-sixth the length of the very long slender tube of the 

 corolla; segments of corolla 7-8, lanceolate; three times shorter 

 than the tube ; berries ovate. ^ . w . S. Native of the Malay 

 Archipelago. 



