World Wide Distribution
J.sambac (Linn.)Ait.probably originated in lndia and was brought to malaysia and java around the 3rd centure;since then widely cultivated throughout the malaysian region for its heavily scented flowers and tropics of both Hemispheres.ln tamiknadu, Andhra pradesh, kannad, chazipur, sikanderpur and karnataka, the jasmine particularly j.sambac (L.) Ait. are commercially cultivated for flowers