Murraya paniculata -Jasmin paniculado -Limonaria

Murraya paniculata
Line drawing of Murraya paniculata, showing flowers and fruit
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Rutaceae
Genus:	Murraya
Species:	M. paniculata
Binomial name
Murraya paniculata (L.) Jack

Murraya paniculata, commonly called Orange Jessamine, is a tropical, evergreen plant bearing small, white, scented flowers, which is grown as an ornamental tree or hedge. Murraya is closely related to Citrus, and bears small orange to red fruit resembling kumquats, though some cultivars do not set fruit.

Contents 1 Synonyms and Common & Local Names 2 Description 3 Range 4 Uses 5 Propagation 6 Diseases 7 Potential medicinal uses 8 Notes and references

Synonyms and Common & Local Names

Taxonomical synonyms for M. paniculata are:

• Chalcas exotica (L.) Millsp
• Chalcas paniculata L. (basionym)
• Murraya exotica L.

Some of the common names include
Orange Jessamine, Chinese box, mock orange, Mock lime, satinwood ,^[1] or Lakeview Jasmine (mainly in Florida)

• Burmese: ယုဇန [jṵ zana̰] (from Pali yojana)
• Bengali: কামিনী
• Hindi: Kamini (कामिनी)^[2]
• Indonesian: Kemuning
• Kannada: Kadu karibevu^[2]
• Lao: ແກ້ວ [kɛ̂ːw]
• Malay: Kemuning
  
  

  

  M. paniculata
• Malayalam: Maramulla ^[2]
• Manipuri: Kamini kusum ^[2]
• Marathi: Kunti (कुन्ती)^[2]
• Mandarin Chinese: 月橘 (Pinyin: yué jú "moon tangerine")
• Malaysian Fujian Chinese : 七里香[Chit Li Heong meaning "fragant can be smell seven li (li = 1/3 of a mile)]
• Tagalog: Kamuning
• Telugu: Nagagolungu^[2]
• Tamil: Kattu Kariyilai or Vengarai (வெங்காரை)^[2]
• Thai: แก้ว [kɛ̂ːw]
• Vietnamese: Nguyệt quế.

Description

M. paniculata in flower pots

Fruit of the Chinese box

Orange Jessamine is a small, tropical, evergreen tree or shrub growing up to 7 m tall. The plant flowers throughout the year. Its leaves are glabrous and glossy, occurring in 3-7 oddly pinnate leaflets which are elliptic to cuneate-obovate to rhombic. Flowers are terminal, corymbose, few-flowered, dense and fragrant. Petals are 12–18 mm long, recurved and white (or fading cream). The fruit of Murraya paniculata is fleshy, oblong-ovoid, coloured red to orange,^[3] and grows up to 1 inch in length.^[4]

Range

M. paniculata is a native of South and Southeast Asia, China and Australasia. It is naturalised in southern USA.^[1]

Uses

Traditionally, Murraya paniculata is used both in traditional medicine as an analgesic and for wood (for tool handles).
In the West, Murraya paniculata is cultured as an ornamental tree or hedge because of its hardiness, wide range of soil tolerance (M. paniculata may grow in alkaline, clayey, sandy, acidic and loamy soils), and is suitable for larger hedges. The plant flowers throughout the years and produces small, fragrant flower clusters which attract bees, while the fruits attract small frugivorous birds.^[4]
Honey Bee farms have been known to plant Orange Jasmine near bee hives. Serving not only as food for the bees but as protection from harsh winds. Honey collected from bee hive colonies that collect pollen from orange jasmines, have a tangy sweet orange undertone. Alternatives for outdoor growth in colder climates would be a Gardenia bush.

Propagation

The Orange Jessamine is sexually propagated by its seeds. The fruits are eaten by birds, who then pass the seeds out in their stool. It may also be artificially propagated by softwood cuttings.^[4]

Diseases

M. paniculata is vulnerable to soil nematodes, scales, sooty mold and whiteflies.^[4]
M. paniculata is the preferred host to the insect pest Diaphorina citri, the citrus psyllid. This psyllid is the vector for the citrus greening disease.^[5]

Potential medicinal uses

The crude ethanolic extract of leaves of Murraya paniculata has antidiarrhoeal, antinociceptive ^[6] and anti-inflammatory activities.^[7] Yuehchukene, a dimeric indole alkaloid, can be extracted from the root.

www.veterinaria.uady.mx/ojs/index.php/TSA/article/view/1548
POTENTIAL DISTRIBUTION OF ORANGE JASMINE (Murraya paniculata) IN MEXICO

José López-Collado, J. Isabel López-Arroyo

Abstract

Orange jasmine (OJ) is a common ornamental plant used as green hedge in public and private gardens in Mexico. It also hosts Huanglongbing, a worldwide citrus disease and its vector, Diaphorina citri. For risk analysis and management purpose is important to know its geographic distribution. The potential distribution of OJ was calculated in Mexico using a deductive approach. Based on temperature and precipitation requirements, a relative suitability index was computed by combining the normalized values of both variables. The distribution was overlapped with captures of D. citri to check their spatial similarity. The results showed that the potential of occurrence is high in the Pacific and Gulf of México coastal states, including the Yucatán peninsula, and the lowest values appeared in the north-western states. The OJ distribution overlaps with Huanglongbing occurrence and coincided with captures of D. citri for most of the suitable area but D. citri captures extended beyond the optimal OJ distribution values in the northern regions of México.

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