mallika :

Taxonomical Classification

Kingdom: Plantae - Plants
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta - Vascular plants
Superdivision: Spermatophyta - Seed plants
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons
Family: Oleaceae
Genus: Jasminum
Species: Jasminum sambac

Allied species:

Jasminum bicorollatum Noronha

Jasminum blancoi Hassk.

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 in J.D.Hooker

Jasminum sambac var. kerianum Kuntze

Jasminum sambac var. nemocalyx Kuntze

Jasminum sambac var. plenum Stokes

Jasminum sambac var. syringifolium Wall. ex Kuntze

Jasminum sambac var. trifoliatum Vahl

Jasminum sambac var. undulatum (L.) Kuntze

Jasminum sambac var. verum DC.

Jasminum sanjurium Buch.-Ham. ex DC.

Jasminum undulatum (L.) Willd.

Mogorium gimea Zuccagni

Mogorium goaense Zuccagni

Mogorium undulatum (L.) Lam.

Nyctanthes goa Steud.

Nyctanthes grandiflora Lour.

Nyctanthes undulata L.

VERNACULAR NAMES

Sanskrit: Mallika Nava-Mallikaa, Shita-bhiru, Madyantikaa, Vaarshiki and Madayanti
English: Arabian jasmine, Tuscan jasmine , Indian jasmine, Sambac jasmine, jasmine
Hindi: Moghra.Moyita. Vana mallika, Bel
Urdu: Kaliyan
Telugu: Mallepuvvu
Bengali: Bel
Marathi: Mogra
Konkani: Mogare
Oriya: - Juhi Mahli
Gujarathi: Mogro, Dolera
Tamil: Maligai, mallikaipu
Malayalam: Mulla
Kannada: Dundu mallige
Punjabi: Mugra, camba
Arabic: Full, Sosan
Spanish: jazmín de Arabia
Assamese: Dua-Mali, jutiphul, gutimali
Japanese: Matsurika
Chinese: mo li hua
French: jasmin dArabie
German: Arabischer jasmin
Burma: Mali
Nepal: Bela
Persian: Yasmeen
Sinhalese: Get a pichcha
Greek: Fouli

Varities:

There are numerous cultivars of Jasminum sambac which differ from each other by the shape of leaves and the structure of the corolla. The cultivars recognized include:

Maid of Orleans - possesses flowers with a single layer of five or more oval shaped petals. It is the variety most commonly referred to as sampaguita and pikake. It is also known as Mograw, Motiya, or Bela.

Belle of India - possesses flowers with a single or double layer of elongated petals

Grand Duke of Tuscany - possesses flowers with a doubled petal count. They resemble small white roses and are less fragrant than the other varieties. It is also known as Rose jasmine and Butt Mograw. In the Philippines, it is known as kampupot.

Mysore Mulli - resembles the Belle of India cultivar but has slightly shorter petals.

Arabian Nights - possesses a double layer of petals but is smaller in size than the Grand Duke of Tuscany cultivar.