Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Jasminum dispermum Wall.
Common name : Pink Jasmine
Vernacular name : Chiniya chameli, Lahare Jaai (Nepali)
Habit : Woody climber
Habitat : Climber on shrubs and trees in moist mixed and broad leaved forest; 1000 - 2700 m. altitude
Key identification features : Leaves 3-5-foliate; lateral leaflets subsessile with petiolules less than 2mm, terminal leaflet considerably larger than the laterals; leaflets distinctly 5-nerved
Flower, Fruit : April-May
Distribution :
Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
Sikkim : East Sikkim (Gangtok) district,South Sikkim (Namchi) district
West Bengal : Darjeeling district
Native : Bhutan, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Pakistan, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Pakistan to Himalaya
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 171; GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 2: Part 2. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 591