Various varieties of Jasmines are found in India, and matching their botanical names to prevalent Hindi names has always been a nightmare to me. Bose and Choudhury's book mentions the following Jasmines in the category of shrubs: 1. Jasminum humile. सोनजुही 2. Jasminum pubescens and J. pubescens 'Rubescens' कुंद 3. Jasminum sambac (Arabian jasmine). बेला Various varieties are grown in In India: a. Japapnese sambac 'Rai' and 'Japanese Rai' मोगरा. The two varieties differ in the size of the flower. Both have compact buds and flowers. b. J. sambac 'motia' मोतिया It is presumed that all these varieties are native to India. In the category of climbers they have mentioned a larger number 1. Jasminum augustifolium *2. J. auriculatum जूही 3. J.flexile 4. J. grandiflorum (Spanish Jasmine): Grown in tropical and sub-tropical regions, preferably in mild climate, for perfumery industry. 5. J. nitidum *6. Jasminum officinale (white jasmine) चमेली, यास्मीन. Native of Persia, China and North India. It is the national flower of Pakistan, as well as of Phlippines and Indonesia. 7. J. sessiliflorum *8. J. trinerve *9. J. undulatum All the varieties with asterisk are native. J. sambac is also named as Arabic Jasmine, so it could have been initially brought from arabia, althogh it has been naturalised centuries ago. It may be noted that the concept and design of formal gardens have been brought to India by Mughals only. There are reportedly 200 species of Jasmine which are native to tropical and warm climate of the oid world. However, several varieties have duplicate names and in truth there seems to about 90 original varieties, Another flower which is often considered Jasmine is Echites caryophyllata मालती, a large woody climber which flowers profusely in the late summer and rains. It is a native of Florida, Mexico and West Indies. For several varieties I have not mentioned the Hindi equivalent. I don't know them. I would request the members for any help in this matter. Also any suggestions for improvement and correction are welcome.
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