Stats

Lifespan: 20-50 yrs
Size: Medium
Diet: Photosynthetic
Biome: Tropical rainforest
Range: Southeast Asia
Movement: Sessile
Breeding: Seeds
Defense: Toxins
Status: Common

About

Orange jasmine, a fragrant shrub native to South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Australia, produces oval, orange-red berries that contain hairy seeds. These berries have a surprisingly high nutritional value, containing 11% of the daily recommended value of Vitamin C.

Life cycle

1.
seed
A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
2.
sprout
A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
3.
sapling
A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
4.
mature
Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Sapindales
Family: Rutaceae
Genus: Murraya
Species: Murraya paniculata