Economic importance
Flowers are used in making garland, bouquets, in religious offerings, extraction of perfume (otto) and in cosmetic
industries. Morphological variation of Jasminum sambac with particular reference to distinguishing characters of economic value to the flower trade has been studied. J. sambac are commercially cultivated for flower and value added products like essential oils.1 The plant is much valued for its exquisitely fragrant flowers and it is estimated that nearly 400md. of flowers are annually used for the extraction of perfumed oils and 250md for thepreparation of attar (4)
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