![]() The fruit is a purple to black berry 1 cm (0.39 in) in diameter. The flowers open at night (usually around 6 to 8 in the evening), and close in the morning, a span of 12 to 20 hours. They are strongly scented, with a white corolla 2 to 3 cm (0.79 to 1.18 in) in diameter with 5 to 9 lobes. The flowers bloom all throughout the year and are produced in clusters of 3 to 12 together at the ends of branches. They are smooth (glabrous) except for a few hairs at the venation on the base of the leaf. The phyllotaxy is opposite or in whorls of three, simple (not pinnate, like most other jasmines). Cultivated Jasminum sambac generally do not bear seeds and the plant is reproduced solely by cuttings, layering, marcotting, and other methods of asexual propagation. The species is highly variable, possibly a result of spontaneous mutation, natural hybridization, and autopolyploidy. Jasminum sambac is an evergreen vine or shrub reaching up to 0.5 to 3 m (1.6 to 9.8 ft) tall. It is the national flower of the Philippines, where it is known as sampaguita, as well as being one of the three national flowers of Indonesia, where it is known as melati putih. The flowers may be used as a fragrant ingredient in perfumes and jasmine tea. It is widely cultivated for its attractive and sweetly fragrant flowers. Jasminum sambac is a small shrub or vine growing up to 0.5 to 3 m (1.6 to 9.8 ft) in height. ![]() ![]() It is naturalised in many scattered locales: Mauritius, Madagascar, the Maldives, Christmas Island, Chiapas, Central America, southern Florida, the Bahamas, Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, and the Lesser Antilles. It is cultivated in many places, especially West Asia, South Asia and Southeast Asia. Jasminum sambac ( Arabian jasmine or Sambac jasmine) is a species of jasmine native to tropical Asia, from the Indian subcontinent to Southeast Asia. Jasminum quinqueflorum B.Heyne ex G.Don.
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