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Common jasmine

Jasmine (botanical name: Jasminum; Template:IPAc-en Template:Respell)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> is a genus of shrubs and vines in the olive family of Oleaceae.<ref name="POWO"/><ref name="WFO">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="singh2006"/>Template:Rp It contains around 200 species native to tropical and warm temperate regions of Eurasia, Africa, and Oceania.<ref name="singh2006"/>Template:Rp Jasmines are widely cultivated for the characteristic fragrance of their flowers.

The village of Shubra Beloula in Egypt grows most of the jasmine used by the global perfume industry.<ref>Shubra Beloula: The tiny Egyptian village few know</ref>

Description

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Template:More citations needed section Jasmine can be either deciduous or evergreen, and can be erect, spreading, or climbing shrubs and vines. The leaves are borne in opposing or alternating arrangement and can be of simple, trifoliate, or pinnate formation.

The flowers are typically around Template:Convert in diameter. They are white or yellow, although in rare instances they can be slightly reddish. The flowers are borne in cymose clusters with a minimum of three flowers, though they can also be solitary on the ends of branchlets. Each flower has about four to nine petals, two locules, and one to four ovules. They have two stamens with very short filaments. The bracts are linear or ovate. The calyx is bell-shaped. They are usually very fragrant.<ref name="singh2006"/><ref>A Modern Herbal</ref>

The basic chromosome number of the genus is 13, and most species are diploid (2n=26). However, natural polyploidy exists, particularly in Jasminum sambac (triploid 3n=39), Jasminum flexile (tetraploid 4n=52), Jasminum mesnyi (triploid 3n=39), and Jasminum angustifolium (tetraploid 4n=52).<ref name="singh2006"/>Template:Additional citation needed

Distribution and habitat

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Jasmines are native to tropical and subtropical regions of Eurasia, Africa, Australasia within Oceania, although only one of the 200 species is native to Europe.<ref name="CTEG">Townsend, C. C. and Evan Guest (1980). "Jasminum officinale," in Flora of Iraq, Vol. 4.1. Baghdad, pp. 513–519.</ref><ref name="mccleland">Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Jasminum @ EFloras.org.</ref> Their center of diversity is in South Asia and Southeast Asia.<ref name="panda">Template:Cite bookTemplate:Dead link</ref>

Several jasmine species have become naturalized in Mediterranean Europe. For example, the so-called Spanish jasmine (Jasminum grandiflorum) was originally from West Asia, the Indian subcontinent, Northeast Africa, and East Africa, and is now naturalized in the Iberian Peninsula.<ref name="singh2006"/><ref>Template:GRIN</ref>

Jasminum fluminense (which is sometimes known by the inaccurate name "Brazilian Jasmine") and Jasminum dichotomum (Gold Coast Jasmine) are invasive species in Hawaii and Florida.<ref>Template:PLANTS</ref><ref>Template:PLANTS</ref> Jasminum polyanthum, also known as pink jasmine, is an invasive weed in Australia.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Etymology

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The name comes from Old French jessemin, from Template:Langx<ref>Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref> which is derived from the Middle Persian word Template:Lang and Template:Lang (Template:Lang) in Arabic.<ref name="MWdict">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="oed">Template:Cite web</ref> The word entered Middle French around 1570 and was first used in English in 16th century England.<ref name=oed/> The Persian name is also the origin of the genus name, Jasminum.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

Taxonomy

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Species belonging to the genus are classified under the tribe Jasmineae of the olive family (Oleaceae).<ref name="singh2006">Template:Cite book</ref> Jasminum is divided into five sections—Alternifolia, Jasminum, Primulina, Trifoliolata, and Unifoliolata.<ref name="GRIN">Template:Cite web</ref>

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Species

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Jasmonates

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Template:Main Jasmine lends its name to jasmonate plant hormones, as methyl jasmonate isolated from the oil of Jasminum grandiflorum led to the discovery of the molecular structure of jasmonates.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> Jasmonates occur ubiquitously across the plant kingdom, having key roles in responses to environmental cues, such as heat or cold stress, and participate in the signal transduction pathways of many plants.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>

Cultural importance

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Jasmine is cultivated commercially for domestic and industrial uses, such as the perfume industry.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> It is used in rituals like marriages, religious ceremonies, and festivals.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Jasmine flower vendors sell garlands of jasmine, or in the case of the thicker motiyaa (in Hindi) or mograa (in Marathi) varieties, bunches of jasmine are common.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> They may be found around entrances to temples, on major thoroughfares, and in major business areas.

A change in presidency in Tunisia in 1987<ref name="jasmin87_ayari_geisser">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="jasmin87_QudOran">Template:Cite web</ref> and the Tunisian Revolution of 2011 are both called "Jasmine revolutions" in reference to the flower.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>

"Jasmine" is a common female given name.

Symbolism

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Several countries and states consider jasmine as a national symbol.

Other plants called "jasmine"

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