300 USEFUL PLANTS OF GUAM. 



Jasmine. See Jmmimim, all species. 



Jasminum grandiflorum. Spanish jasmink. 



Family Oli-aceae. 



Local names. — Hasmi'n (Guam); Jasmin (Spanish); Jasmin de olor (Mexico). 

 A {rlabrous shrub with droopinj? angular Ijranches and very fragrant white flowers. 

 Leaves odd-pinnate, leaflets 2 or :{ pairs, riiondM>id-ol>long. elli|)tic, or round-ellii»tic, 

 u.sually ending in a small jxtint; calyx teetii linear, al)ont tJ nnn. long, rarely half as 

 long as the corolla tube; (H)rolla star-shaped, lobes sometimes attaining 12 mm. 

 Common in (iuaiii gardens. 



The flowers of this plant are the source of a very higldy esteemed extract which 

 enters into many manufactured perfumes. In India a medicinal scented oil is pre- 

 pared from them, which is applied externally, and is said to be "cooling." Tlie 

 leaves are chew'ed as a remedy for ulceration of the mucous membrane of the mouth. 

 Kekekknces: 



Jdsmiinnii (jmridiflonim L. Sp. Fl. ed. 2. 1: 9. 1762. 

 Jasminum marianum. Marianne .jasmine. 



Local names. — Panago, Bandgo (Guam); Silisili, Laioklaiok (Philippines). 

 A shrub or small tree with terete branches. Leaves unifoliolate, opposite, feather- 

 veined, elliptical, acuminate at the apex, petiole articulate below the middle with 

 the base persistent; flowers in terminal trichotomous corymbs; calyx teeth 5 or 6, 

 awl-shaped, as long as the tube; corolla with the tube 4 times as long as the calyx, 

 lobes linear-lanceolate. First collected in Guam by Gaudichaud, who applies to it 

 the vernacular name "bamlgo;" probably identical with "paiuigo" of Governor 

 Olive's list, the wood of which, he says, is used for making plows and outriggers of 

 canoes. The tube of the corolla is 8 to 10 mm. long, lobes 6 to 8 mm. long. 

 Eeferences: 



Ja.vidnnm )narianum DC. Prod. 8: 307. 1844. 

 Jasminum officinale. Common .jasmine. 



Local names.— Hasmi'n dikike (Guam); Jasmin bianco (Spanish). 

 A slender shrub requiring support, bearing small white fragrant flowers. Glal)rous 

 or nearly so; leaves opposite, odd-pinnate; leaflet 2 or 3 pairs, rhomboid-oblong, 

 acute, the terminal leaflet the longest; flowers 2 to 10, in terminal more or less leafy 

 clusters; calyx teeth linear, long; corolla lobes 8 by 6 nmi. 



Common in the gardens of the natives, and highly esteemed for the fragrance of 

 the flowers. These yield a fragrant oil similar to that of the preceding species and 

 usetl for the same purposes. The root is a remedy for ringworm. 



References: 

 Jasininwn officinale L. Sp. PI. 1: 7. 1753. 

 Jasminum sambac. Arabian jasmine. 



Local names. — Sampagita (Guam); Sampagas (Philippines); Gran duque 

 (Mexico). 

 A climbing shrub with angular pubescent branches and very fragrant white flowers. 

 Leaves opposite or in whorls of 3, with a single shining leaflet, the petiole short 

 and abruptly curved upward, elliptic or broadly ovate, entire, either rounded at the 

 apex or prominently acute; flowers in clu.sters of 3 to 12, white, often turning pur- 

 plish on drying; calyx lobes linear and prominent, usually hirsute on edges; lobes 

 of corolla oblong or orliicular, tube 12 mm. long, corolla often double. 



A fragrant oil is oljtained from the flowers of this plant by the enfleurage process, 

 i. e., by forming alternate layers of fat and flowers. The fat absorbes the odor and 

 after standing for some time is melted at as low a temperature as possible and 

 strained. Coconut oil may be scented in the same way by steeping cotton cloths in 

 tlie oil and al.ernating them witli layers of tlie flowers. In India crushed Sesamum 

 aeeils are used instead of fat or oil. 



