Mondokaki - Tabernaemontana divaricata - Crepe Jasmine - Chandni Tree Amazing Facts 08/11/2018

Mondokaki - Tabernaemontana Divaricata - Crepe Jasmine - Chandni Tree Amazing Fact 08/11/2018

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• Jasmine is a genus of shrubs and vines in the olive family.
• There about 200 different species of Jasmine.
• Jasmine is a native to tropical and warm temperate regions of Eurasia, Australasia and Oceania.
• Jasmines are widely cultivated for the characteristic fragrance of their flowers.
• Jasmine grow well in moist, well drained, sandy loam to clayey garden soil with moderate level of fertility. It prefer a full sun to partial shade and a warm site.
• Jasmine can live 15 to 20 years in the wild.

Mondokaki - Tabernaemontana divaricata - Crepe Jasmine - Chandni Tree Amazing Facts

• Jasmine shrubs reach a height of 3 to 4.5 meters (10 to 15 feet). Jasmine vines can reach up to 9 meters (30 feet) in height by attaching to the nearby structures. 
• It can be either deciduous (leaves falling in autumn) or evergreen (green all year round), and can be erect, spreading, or climbing shrubs and vines.
• Jasmine develop green, smooth stem that is slender and nearly square-shaped on the cross section.
• Jasmine's leaves are borne, opposite or alternat. They can be simple, trifoliate, or pinnate with 5-9 leaflets, each up to 6.5 centimeters (2.5 inches) long.
• The flowers are typically 2.5 centimeters (1 inch) in diameter. They are usually white or sometimes yellow in color, although in rare instances they can be slightly reddish.
• Flowers are usually gathered in clusters with a minimum of three flowers. Also they can be solitary on the ends of branchlets in some types of jasmine. 
• Flowering in Crepe Jasmines take place in summer or spring. 
• Typically, each flower will have about four to nine petals, two locules, and one to four ovules, with two stamens and very short filaments. 
• Jasmine flowers contain both types of reproductive organs. Since stamens and pistil don't develop at the same time, flowers can't perform self-pollination. Butterflies and bees are main pollinators of Crape jasmine. 

Mondokaki - Tabernaemontana divaricata - Crepe Jasmine - Chandni Tree Amazing Facts

• The Jasmine flower releases it's fragrance at night after the sun has set and especially when the moon is waxing towards fullness.
• The fruits of jasmines are berries that turn black when ripe. 
• The Jasmine is believed to have originated in The Himalayas in western China.
• Jasmine is known in India as the "Queen of the Night" because of it's intoxicating perfume that is released at night. 
• As a cut flower, it fills the home with a relaxing scent perfect for drifting off to sleep. Some gardeners prefer to plant jasmine outside the bedroom window to allow its fragrance to drift in on the night air.
• A number of unrelated plants contain the word "Jasmine" in the common names. 
• In China, Jasmine is used a symbol of feminine sweetness and beauty. Jasmine also symbolize deep affection, happiness and elegance, When used in religious ceremonies jasmine represents purity.

Mondokaki - Tabernaemontana divaricata - Crepe Jasmine - Chandni Tree Amazing Facts

• Jasmine flowers are worn by women in their hair in southern and southeast Asia. 
• Jasmine tea is tea scented with aroma from jasmine blossoms to make a scented tea. Typically, jasmine tea has green tea as the tea base; however, white tea and black tea also used. The resulting flavour of jasmine tea is subtly sweet and highly fragrant. It is the most famous scented tea in China.
• In Chinese medicine Jasmine flowers are known to "cool" the blood and have a strong antibacterial, antiviral, and anti-tumor properties. Because they cool the blood they help with reducing a fever and cooling an overheated person (from the sun). 
• Jasmine oil, a type of essential oil derived from the jasmine flower, is a popular natural remedy for improving mood, overcoming stress and balancing hormones. 
• Jasmine oill is used in high-grade perfumes and cosmetics such as creams, oils, soaps, and shampoos.

Mondokaki - Tabernaemontana divaricata - Crepe Jasmine - Chandni Tree Amazing Facts

• The Jasmine oil contains benzyl acetate, terpinol, jasmone, benzyl benzoate, linalool, several alcohols, and other compounds.
• Syrup made jasmine flowers is used as flavoring agent in the food industry.
• Several countries and states consider jasmines as a national symbol. They are : Hawaii, Indonesia, Pakistan and Philippines.
• In Thailand, jasmine is the symbol for mother and portrays love and respect.
• Jasmine is a feminine given name.

Traditional Medicine 

They are used in Ayuverdic medicine and the national medicine of South East Asia, the Malay, Peninsula, Indonesia and Ambon Island.

Mondokaki - Tabernaemontana divaricata - Crepe Jasmine - Chandni Tree Amazing Facts

Chemical Constituents 

Plant has been reported to contain a variety of alkaloids, including, in the bark of the stem and root including tabemaemontanine, coronarine, coronaridine and dregamine. Alkaloids are present in all the vegetative parts of this shrub. 

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