15-847: Jessamine may refer to: People [ edit ] a variant of Jasmine (given name) Jessamine Buxton , Australian artist Lady Jessamine Harmsworth , British noblewoman Jessamine Hoagland (1879-1957), American businesswoman Jessamine Shumate (1902–1990), American artist, historian and cartographer Jessamine S. Whitney , American health professional Jessamine Chapman Williams (1881–1963), American home economist Jessamyn Duke , American mixed martial artist Jessamyn Fairfield , American physicist Jessamyn Lovell , American artist Jessamyn Rodriguez , Canadian-American entrepreneur Jessamyn Sauceda , Mexican athlete Jessamyn Stanley , American yoga teacher Jessamyn West (disambiguation) Plants [ edit ] Cestrum ,
30-545: A 1990s post-rock band from Ohio Jessamine Stakes , an American flat Thoroughbred horse race for two-year-old filles held annually at Keeneland in Lexington, Kentucky Jessamine County, Kentucky , United States Jessamine, Kentucky , an unincorporated community in Jessamine County, Kentucky, United States " Jesamine " (originally "When Jesamine Goes"), popular UK song recorded by The Casuals USLHT Jessamine ,
45-490: A genus of flowering plants Cestrum nocturnum , night-blooming jessamine Cestrum parqui , willow-leaved jessamine (green cestrum) Jasminum , a genus of shrubs and vines in the olive family Gardenia jasminoides , cape jessamine Gelsemium rankinii , Rankin's jessamine or swamp jessamine Gelsemium sempervirens , yellow jessamine or Carolina jessamine Murraya paniculata , orange jessamine Other uses [ edit ] Jessamine (band) ,
60-594: A lighthouse tender based in Baltimore from 1881 to 1921 Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Jessamine . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jessamine&oldid=1189971791 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Plant common name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
75-421: A minimum of three flowers, though they can also be solitary on the ends of branchlets. Each flower has about four to nine petals , two locules , and one to four ovules . They have two stamens with very short filaments. The bracts are linear or ovate. The calyx is bell-shaped. They are usually very fragrant. The fruits of jasmines are berries that turn black when ripe. The basic chromosome number of
90-523: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Jasmine (given name) Jasmine is an English feminine given name. The English name is a reference to the plant of the same name . However, in terms of etymology , the word jasmine is of Persian origin (in Persian: Yasmin ). It entered the English language through Old French . Today, Jasmine
105-575: Is one of the most popular names in the Western world and has numerous spellings. In the United States, it entered popular use in 1973, and from 1986 until 2008 was among the 100 most popular names for American girls. It has since declined in popularity, but remains among the top 200 most popular names for girls in the United States. In the Arab World, Turkey, Brazil, Palestine, Hungary, Belgium, and Argentina,
120-721: Is sometimes known by the inaccurate name "Brazilian Jasmine") and Jasminum dichotomum (Gold Coast Jasmine) are invasive species in Hawaii and Florida . Jasminum polyanthum , also known as pink jasmine, is an invasive weed in Australia. The name comes from Old French jessemin , from Persian : یاسمن , romanized : yāsamin which is derived from the Middle Persian word yāsaman and yāsamīn ( يَاسَمِين ) in Arabic . The word entered Middle French around 1570 and
135-695: Is used in rituals like marriages, religious ceremonies, and festivals. Jasmine flower vendors sell garlands of jasmine, or in the case of the thicker motiyaa (in Hindi) or mograa (in Marathi) varieties, bunches of jasmine are common. They may be found around entrances to temples , on major thoroughfares, and in major business areas . A change in presidency in Tunisia in 1987 and the Tunisian Revolution of 2011 are both called " Jasmine revolutions " in reference to
150-665: The 200 species is native to Europe. Their center of diversity is in South Asia and Southeast Asia . Several jasmine species have become naturalized in Mediterranean Europe . For example, the so-called Spanish jasmine ( Jasminum grandiflorum ) was originally from West Asia , the Indian subcontinent , Northeast Africa , and East Africa , and is now naturalized in the Iberian Peninsula . Jasminum fluminense (which
165-687: The characteristic fragrance of their flowers. Additionally a number of unrelated species of plants or flowers contain the word "jasmine" in their common names (see Other plants called "jasmine" ). Jasmine can be either deciduous (leaves falling in autumn) or evergreen (green all year round), and can be erect, spreading, or climbing shrubs and vines . Their leaves are borne in opposing or alternating arrangement and can be of simple, trifoliate, or pinnate formation. The flowers are typically around 2.5 cm (0.98 in) in diameter. They are white or yellow, although in rare instances they can be slightly reddish. The flowers are borne in cymose clusters with
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#1732858283320180-517: The genus is 13, and most species are diploid (2n=26). However, natural polyploidy exists, particularly in Jasminum sambac (triploid 3n=39), Jasminum flexile (tetraploid 4n=52), Jasminum mesnyi (triploid 3n=39), and Jasminum angustifolium (tetraploid 4n=52). Jasmines are native to tropical and subtropical regions of Eurasia , Africa , Australasia within Oceania , although only one of
195-466: The name Jasmine, or one of its variants, remains popular. Jasmine More than 200, see List of Jasminum species Jasmine ( botanical name : Jasminum ; / ˈ j æ s m ɪ n əm / YAS -mih-nəm ) is a genus of shrubs and vines in the olive family of Oleaceae . It contains around 200 species native to tropical and warm temperate regions of Eurasia , Africa , and Oceania . Jasmines are widely cultivated for
210-420: The oil of Jasminum grandiflorum led to the discovery of the molecular structure of jasmonates . Jasmonates occur ubiquitously across the plant kingdom , having key roles in responses to environmental cues, such as heat or cold stress, and participate in the signal transduction pathways of many plants. Jasmine is cultivated commercially for domestic and industrial uses, such as the perfume industry. It
225-469: Was first used in English in 16th century England. The Persian name is also the origin of the genus name, Jasminum . Species belonging to the genus are classified under the tribe Jasmineae of the olive family ( Oleaceae ). Jasminum is divided into five sections — Alternifolia , Jasminum , Primulina , Trifoliolata , and Unifoliolata . Species include: Jasmine lends its name to jasmonate plant hormones, as methyl jasmonate isolated from
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