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Cape jasmine

Local Name	:	Cape jasmine
Botanical Name	:	Gardenia jasminoides J.Ellis
Common Name	:	Cape jasmine
Family	:	Rubiaceae
Distribution	:	It is widely cultivated throughout India including Odisha. Native to China, Japan, Taiwan, and Vietnam.
Habit	:	Shrub
Short Description	:	It is an evergreen shrub with dark green leaves and highly fragrant white flowers. It is popular in ornamental gardening and perfumery.

Descriptions

It is an evergreen shrub that typically grows 1-2 meters tall. It features glossy, dark green, leathery leaves that are opposite, simple, and elliptic to lanceolate in shape. Flowers are highly fragrant, white to cream, solitary or in small clusters. The fruit is a small, oval and orange-red berry.

Flowering & Fruiting Period

May - June

Use(s)

Plant extract is used to treat skin infections.