Jasminum officinale
Jasminum officinale is a vigorous, twining deciduous climber with sharply pointed pinnate leaves and clusters of starry, pure white flowers in summer, which are the source of its heady scent.[5] It is found in the Caucasus, northern Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, the Himalayas, Tajikistan, India, Nepal and western China (Guizhou, Sichuan, Xizang (Tibet), Yunnan).The species is also widely cultivated in many places, and is reportedly naturalized in Spain, France, Italy, Portugal, Romania, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia, Algeria, Florida and the West Indies.[3] J. officinale has been found to contain alkaloids, coumarins, flavonoids, tannins, terpenoids, glycosides, emodine, leucoanthocyanins, steroids, anthocyanins, phlobatinins, essential oil and saponins.[12] Jasminum officinale, "of the household office" where perfumes were distilled, was so thoroughly naturalized that Linnaeus thought it was native to Switzerland.
Scientific classificationPlantaeTracheophytesAngiospermsEudicotsAsteridsLamialesOleaceaeJasminumBinomial nameflowering plantfamilytemperateNational flowerPakistandeciduousclimberpinnatespecific epithetGuizhouSichuanXizangYunnanleucoanthocyaninsessential oilCentral AsiaJ. sambacByzantiumFlorentineBoccaccioDecameronwalled gardenLinnaeusWilliam TurnercultivarsvariegatedvariegationRoyal Horticultural SocietyAward of Garden Meritaromatherapygenerally recognized as safeFood and Drug AdministrationAllergic reactionsBotanical Society of Britain and IrelandGermplasm Resources Information NetworkAgricultural Research ServiceUnited States Department of AgricultureNational symbols of PakistanQaumi TaranahState emblem of PakistanFlag of PakistanFaith, Unity, DisciplineMuhammad Ali JinnahMuhammad IqbalFatima JinnahCedrus deodaraChukar partridgeMarkhorSnow leopardFaisal MosqueMazar-e-QuaidMinar-e-PakistanPakistan MonumentWikidataWikispeciesiNaturalistMoBotPFNatureServeObservation.orgOpen Tree of LifePlant ListTropicos