Jasminum pubescens {san°-pθύ (tau:)}
Nyctanthes arbor-tristis {hseip-hpa.lu:}
Oleaceae compiled by U Kyaw Tun, U Pe Than, and staff of TIL. Not for sale.
Family: Oleaceae 2
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Jasminum pubescens
{san°-pθύ (tau:)}
Nyctanthes arbor-tristis
{hseip-hpa.lu:}
Oleaceae
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Ref. Burmese-Myanmar
transcripts :
Agri.Dept.2000 26-0674:
{tau:san°pθύ}
FAO : NL
Lθ-seik-shing : NL
KS-TMN 177: Taw-sabai; Sabai
Nagathein 1-373:
{sa.pθύ pan: (tau:)}
UHM : NL
Myanmar-Script Spelling
Official Myanmar Dictionaries :
{san°pθύ} -
-- TravPo-M-Dict 088
{san°pθύ} - n. jasmine (Hindi - {sa.mι-li})-- Myan-Engl-Dict 114
Hindi :
Sanskrit :
English common name used in Myanmar :
Agri.Dept.2000 26-0674: jasmine
FAO : NL
Lθ-seik-shing : NL
KS-TMN 177: Common Jasmine; Downy Jasmine; Musk Jasmine
Nagathein 1-373: NG
UHM : NL
Picture :
Leader:
Photos:left -- habit with flowers;right -- habit with fruits.
Click on the pictures to enlarge. -- KS-TMN
Plant identification characters :
A lianous shrub; younger stems villous with tawny tomentum. Leaves opposite and decussate, simple; exstipulate; petioles densely villous; laminae ovate to elliptic-ovate, the bases rounded or often cordate, the margins entire, the tips acute, often mucronate, unicostate, reticulate, the upper surfaces glabrescent, the lower pubescent. Inflorescences terminal dichasial cymes at the ends of short axillary branches, densely flowered; bracts lanceolate, acute, large, foliaceous. Flowers ebracteolate, pedicellate, bisexual, zygomorphic, pentamerous, hypogynous. Calyx synsepalous, 5-lobed, campanulate, the lobes subulate, densely villous. Corolla synpetalous, 5- to 7-lobed, salverform, the lobes elliptic-oblong, acute, white, fragrant. Androecium polyandrous, stamens 2, epipetalous, the filaments short, inserted, the anthers dithecous, oblongoid, dorsifixed, the cells back to back, apiculate due to connective extension, introrse, dehiscence longitudinal. Pistil 1, ovary globose, 2-carpelled, syncarpous, 2-loculed, the placentation axile, the ovule solitary in each locule, the style cylindric, the stigma 2-fid. Fruit a berry, ellipsoid, black, subtended by the suberect persistent calyx teeth; seeds 1-2 ellipsoid, erect, non-endospermic. Flowering period: November-January. Fruiting period: January-June. -- KS-TMN
Distribution in Myanmar :
Commonly grows wild or planted throughout Myanmar. -- KS-TMN
Parts used and uses:
Flower -- Intracranial disease; Metrorrhagia; Oedema; Biliary infection; Cardiac tonic; Diarrhoea; Heartburn; Antidote for poisons. -- KS-TMN
Constituents :
Burmese-Myanmar transcript names:
Agri.Dept.2000 22-571:
{hseip-hpa.lu:}
FAO :
Lθ-seik-shing 189:
{hseit-hpa.lu:}
KS-TMN: NL
Nagathein 1-502:
{hseit-hpa.lu:}
UHM 35: Seik-palu
Nyctanthes means 'night flowering' and arbortristis means 'the sad tree' as it loses its brightness during daytime. Flowers are highly fragrant. It has been used for all types of fevers and sciatica in Ayurveda. -- www.ccrhindia.org/common_indian_plants/L18.htm
Myanmar-Script Spelling
Official Myanmar Dictionaries :
{hseip-hpa.lu:} -
-- TravPo-M-Dict 108
{hseip-hpa.lu:} - n. shrub related to jasmine bearing
sweet-scented white flowers with orange pedicels. Nyctanthes arbor-
tristis. -- Myan-Engl-Dict 145
Hindi: Harsinghar, Seoli, --
www.ccrhindia.org/common_indian_plants/L18.htm
Sanskrit:Parijatham --
www.ccrhindia.org/common_indian_plants/L18.htm
(common name) Shephalika --
www.ccrhindia.org/common_indian_plants/L18.htm
English common name used in Myanmar :
Agri.Dept.2000 22-571: Coral jasmine
FAO :
Lθ-seik-shing 189: Coral jasmine
KS-TMN: NL
Nagathein 1-502: NG
UHM 35: NG
Picture :
Leader: Thai postage stamp
www.ku.ac.th/e-magazine/november45/agri/flower.html
Photo: Leaves and flowers --
http://toptropicals.com/html/toptropicals/catalog/photo_db/N.htm .
Other photographs are also available.
Plant identification characters :
A small erect tree often arises to 30 feet but at times form coppice, scabrid, pilose form, leaves opposite, ovate, 10.5 by 6.2 cm acute, base rounded or cuneate, petiole 1/3 in., not articulated, flowers 3-7 in each head, sweet scented bracts 1/4 - 1/2 in., elliptic, calyx 1/5in., corolla tube 1/4 - 1/3" capsule 3/4 in. long. -- UHM
Distribution of Myanmar:
Kalaw, Taunggyi and neighbourhood hills. -- UHM
Part used and uses:
Dried Leaves. Used as fever and rheumatism, fresh juice and honey in chronic fever, decoction for obstinate sciatica, expressed juice of the leaves -- cholagogue, laxative, mild bitter tonic, diaphoretic and diuretic. -- UHM
Leaves are used for the medicinal purpose and are collected during March and April. --
www.ccrhindia.org/common_indian_plants/L18.htm
See MEDLINE for published data --
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?CMD=search&DB=pubmed.
Ethnobotany (Worldwide use) :
Constituents:
1. A large amount of resin and a colouring matter.
2. An alkaloid-nyctanthine.
3. A glucoside. 4. Traces of an oily principle having
the odour of oil of peppermint. (4) -- UHM
Entry format: Botanical name / Family / Ref. Burmese-Myanmar
transcripts ( Agri.Dept.2000 :
FAO :
Lθ-seik-shin :
KS-TMN:
Nagathein :
UHM :/ Myanmar-Script Spelling (
Official Myanmar Dictionaries : - TravPo-M-Dict - Myan-Engl-Dict - Myan-Ortho
/ Hindi /
Sanskrit / English common name used in Myanmar / Picture /
Plant identification characters / Distribution in Myanmar / Part
used and uses / Constituents /
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