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Arabian Jasmine |
Arabian Jasmine (English) or Jasminum sambac (scientific name) var. 'Maid of Orleans' is classified under the genus Jasminum under the tribe Jasmineae. It belongs to
the olive family Oleaceae. Despite the English common name of "Arabian
jasmine", Jasminum sambac is not originally native to Arabia.
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Jasminum sambac |
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বেলফুল বা বেলীফুল |
Jasminum sambac is a small shrub - widely cultivated for its attractive and
sweetly fragrant flowers. The flowers are also used for perfumes and for making
tea. It is the national flower of the Philippines, where it is known as Sampaguita. It is also one of the three national flowers of Indonesia, where it
is known as melati putih.
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Sampaguita |
Arabian Jasmine is also known as Sambac Jasmine in English and in some of Indian languages as follows:
- Bengali - Bel / Beli (বেলফুল/বেলী)
- Hindi - Bela /Motiya / Mogra
- Gujarati - Mogro
- Marathi - Moghra
- Kannada - Dundu
Mallige
- Manipuri - Jati Puspa
- Malayalam -
Koda Mulla
- Oriya - Juhi Mahli
- Punjabi - Motiya
- Sanskrit - Malati
or Mallika
- Tamil - Kundumalli
- Telugu - Mallepuvvu
- Urdu - Baila or Motiya
(Source: Wikipedia)
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