Arabian Jasmine

jasminum sambac

Arabian Jasmine (Jasminum sambac) is a captivating evergreen shrub or climbing vine famous worldwide for its intensely sweet, exotic fragrance. Originating in southern Asia, it has been cultivated for centuries for its beautiful white blossoms, which are central to various cultural ceremonies, lei making, and flavoring jasmine tea. Known as Sampaguita in the Philippines and Melati Putih in Indonesia, it holds national significance in several countries, symbolizing purity, love, and devotion. This plant thrives in warm, tropical climates and produces flowers that open at night and close in the morning, releasing their strongest scent under the stars.

Lebensraum: Typically found in tropical and subtropical regions, thriving in warm, humid forests, open shrublands, and cultivated gardens with moist, well-draining soil.

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Arabian Jasmine grows as a sprawling shrub or woody vine reaching heights of 50 to 300 cm. It features glossy, dark green, ovate leaves arranged in opposite pairs or in whorls of three, measuring about 4 to 12 cm long. The star-shaped flowers are pure white, turning a delicate pinkish-purple as they fade. They typically bloom in small clusters of 3 to 12 at the ends of branches, with each blossom possessing a tubular calyx and multiple layers of rounded petals.

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Arabian Jasmine

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Seltenheit

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Interessante Fakten

Arabian Jasmine is the national flower of both the Philippines, where it is known as Sampaguita, and Indonesia, where it is known as Melati Putih.

Despite its common name Arabian Jasmine, the species is actually native to South and Southeast Asia, not Arabia, but was introduced to the Middle East along ancient trade routes.

The flowers are used to flavor traditional Chinese Jasmine Tea, where tea leaves are layered with fresh jasmine blossoms repeatedly to absorb their delicate aroma.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Releases a highly concentrated, sweet fragrance primarily during the night to attract nocturnal pollinators like hawk moths.

Utilizes flexible, woody stems to scramble over surrounding vegetation, maximizing its access to sunlight in dense forest understories.

In warm climates, it possesses the ability to bloom year-round, continuously producing new buds in successive waves.

Maße und Details

Länge: 50-300 cm
Lebenserwartung: 10-50 Jahre

Ernährung und Fütterung

As a photoautotrophic plant, Arabian Jasmine produces its own organic nutrients through photosynthesis using sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide, while absorbing essential minerals from the soil.

Hauptnahrung

Sunlight
Water
Carbon Dioxide
Soil Minerals

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

mutualism

Oleander Hawk Moth

Daphnis nerii

Nectar-seeking adult moths pollinate the nocturnal blooms.

eaten by

Jasmine Bud Worm

Hendecasis duplifascialis

Larvae feed on the flower buds and young shoots of the jasmine, damaging the blooms.

parasite

Two-Spotted Spider Mite

Tetranychus urticae

Feeds on leaf sap, causing yellow stippling and webbing on the foliage.

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Wie identifiziert man Arabian Jasmine?

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Was ist der/die/das länge von Arabian Jasmine?

50-300 cm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Arabian Jasmine?

10-50 Jahre

Was frisst Arabian Jasmine?

As a photoautotrophic plant, Arabian Jasmine produces its own organic nutrients through photosynthesis using sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide, while absorbing essential minerals from the soil.

Wo findet man Arabian Jasmine normalerweise?

Typically found in tropical and subtropical regions, thriving in warm, humid forests, open shrublands, and cultivated gardens with moist, well-draining soil.