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[[File:Melati Putih (Jasminum sambac), Bandung, Jawa Barat.jpg|thumb|right|''Mallika'', ''Jasminum sambac '']]
'''Mallika''' is widely cultivated in the tropics, especially in India and adjacent regions to China and southeast Asia. It is valued for the very fragrant, white flowers which are used for decoration; for the essential oil obtained from the flowers; for use as a condiment; and also for medicinal use.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Improves complexion}}, {{Uses|Dental problems}}, {{Uses|Headache}}, {{Uses|Skin problems}}, {{Uses|Conjunctivitis}}
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=aelusutthina Aelusutthina mallige, chendu Chendu mallige, dundu Dundu mallige|ml=cherupiccakamCherupiccakam, nallaNalla-mulla, nallamalliNallamalli, pichakamullaPichakamulla|sa=atigandhaAtigandha, bhadravalliBhadravalli, gauriGauri, malliMalli, mallikaMallika, mrigeshtaMrigeshta, navamalikaNavamalika|ta=atukkumallikaiAtukkumallikai, kuntumallikaiKuntumallikai|te=boddumalleBoddumalle, gundumalleGundumalle, manmathha baanamunavamallikaManmathha Baanamunavamallika|hi=mograMogra|en=Arabian jasmine}}
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==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Simple|Opposite|Leaves opposite or in whorls of three, entire, elliptic or broad elliptic to sub-orbicular, obtuse or acute, very variable in size, up to 9 cm long and 6 cm broad, glabrous, shining above; nerves prominent beneath. Petiole short, pubescent }}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|Bisexual|Terminal cymes|White||pedicels Pedicels up to 6 mm; bracts linear, up to 6 mm long. Calyx teeth 5-9, c. 1 cm long, V-shaped, pubescent. Corolla white, simple or double, tube 1 cm long, lobes 5-9, oblong, acute or obtuse, or orbicular under cultivation, 1.5 cm long.}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|Berry|6 mm||black Black when ripe, surrounded by the suberect subulate calyx teeth.|}}
===Other features===
==How to plant/cultivate==
A Jasmine of the hotter regions. It can be propagated by cuttings, layering, grafting.<ref name="Cultivation details"/>
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
==References==
<references>
<ref name="Uses">[https://easyayurveda.com/2016/11/30/jati-jasminum-grandiflorum-sambac-jasminum-officinale/ Uses]</ref>
<ref name="Common names">[http://envis.frlht.org/bot_search Vernacular names]</ref>
<ref name="Cultivation details">[http://vikaspedia.in/agriculture/crop-production/package-of-practices/flowers/jasmin Cultivation details]</ref>
</references>
