Oleaceae
Arabian jasmine
Jasminum sambac
- Family
- Oleaceae
- Genus
- Jasminum
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Common names
By language (53)
- Arabic
- فل, الراسقي
- arz
- فل
- Assamese
- মল্লিকা ফুল
- Azerbaijani
- Sambak jasmini
- ban
- Melati
- Bangla
- বেলি ফুল, বেল ফুল
- Burmese
- ကြက်ရုံးပင်
- Cantonese
- 雙瓣茉莉
- Catalan
- Sambac, Diamela, Gessamí d'Aràbia, Llessamí d'Aràbia
- cdo
- Mĕ̤k-lê
- Chinese
- 茉莉, 茉莉花, 茉莉叶, 茉莉根, 茉莉花露
- Czech
- Jasmín arabský, Jasmín pravý, Jasmín sambakový
- Dutch
- Arabische jasmijn, Melati
- English
- Arabian jasmine, Mogra, Jasminium sambac, Sampaguita
- Esperanto
- Araba jasmeno
- Filipino
- Sampagita, Sampaguita
- Finnish
- Arabianjasmiini
- German
- Arabischer Jasmin
- Gujarati
- મોગરો
- Hindi
- मोगरा, वनमल्लिका
- Indonesian
- Melati putih, Sampaguita
- Japanese
- マツリカ, ピカケ, ムラティ, 茉莉花
- Kannada
- ಸೂಜಿಮಲ್ಲಿಗೆ, ದುಂಡು ಮಲ್ಲಿಗೆ
- ks
- زنٛبَکھ
- lah
- موتیا
- lzh
- 茉莉
- mad
- Malaṭè
- Maithili
- बेली फुल
- Malay
- Melur putih, Melati putih
- Malayalam
- ജാസ്മിൻ സംബക്
- Marathi
- मोगरा
- mnc
- ᠮᠣᠯᡳ ᡳᠯᡥᠠ
- mnw
- မၠဵု
- nan
- Ba̍k-nī
- Nepali
- मालती फूल
- pam
- Kampuput
- Persian
- یاس رازقی
- Polish
- Jaśmin wielkolistny, Dzielżamin wielkolistny, Jaśminek wielkolistny
- Punjabi
- ਅਰਬੀਅਨ ਜੈਸਮੀਨ
- Russian
- Жасмин арабский, Жасмин индийский, Жасмин самбак
- sat
- ᱢᱟ.ᱞᱤ ᱵᱟᱦᱟ
- shn
- တူၼ်ႈမွၵ်ႇၶဝ်ႈတႅၵ်ႇ
- Sindhi
- موگرو
- Slovenian
- Arabski jasmin
- Swedish
- Arabisk jasmin, Mogori sambac, Mogori undulata
- Tamil
- கொகுடி, இருள்நாறி
- Thai
- มะลิลา, มะลิซ้อน
- ty
- Pītate
- Ukrainian
- Жасмин самбак
- Urdu
- موتیا, عربی یاسمین یا سمباک یاسمین
- Vietnamese
- Nhài
- war
- Marol, Sampagita, Sampaguita
- wuu
- 茉莉花
Synonyms
- Jasminum bicorollatum Noronha
- Jasminum blancoi Hassk.
- Jasminum fragrans Salisb.
- Jasminum heyneanum Wall.
- Jasminum heyneanum Wall. ex G.Don
- Jasminum odoratum Noronha
- Jasminum pubescens Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.
- Jasminum quadrifolium Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.
- Jasminum quinqueflorum B.Heyne ex G.Don
- Jasminum quinqueflorum var. pubescens G.Don
- Jasminum sambac var. duplex Voigt
- Jasminum sambac var. gimea (Zuccagni) DC.
- Jasminum sambac var. goaense (Zuccagni) DC.
- Jasminum sambac var. heyneanum (Wall. ex G.Don) C.B.Clarke
- Jasminum sambac var. kerianum Kuntze
- Jasminum sambac var. nemocalyx Kuntze
- Jasminum sambac var. normale Kuntze
- Jasminum sambac var. plenum Stokes
- Jasminum sambac var. syringifolium Wall. ex Kuntze
- Jasminum sambac var. trifoliatum Vahl
- Jasminum sambac var. trifoliatum (L.) Sims
- Jasminum sambac var. undulatum (L.) Kuntze
- Jasminum sambac var. verum DC.
- Jasminum sanjurium Buch.-Ham. ex DC.
- Jasminum trifoliatum Telfair ex G.Don
- Jasminum undulatum (L.) Willd.
- Jasminum zambac Roxb.
- Mogorium gimea Zuccagni
- Mogorium goaense Zuccagni
- Mogorium sambac (L.) Lam.
- Mogorium undulatum (L.) Lam.
- Nyctanthes goa Steud.
- Nyctanthes sambac L.
- Nyctanthes undulata L.
Flowers
- In flower
- March to July, September, November to December (from 31 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Vine
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced, Pacific Basin: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced, U.S. Virgin Islands: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Ong Jyh Seng, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Taken by Fanghong, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: sunnyjosef, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Hasnat Abdullah, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Daniel Z, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Billjones94, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Scott Edmunds, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Amaljit Bharali, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Andre Hosper, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Nathasha K V, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Sabarni Sarker, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Swarochi Tathagath, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.