"Jasminum sambac" () is one of the three national flowers in Indonesia, the other two being the moon orchid and the giant padma. Although the official adoption were announced only as recent as 1990 during World Environment Day and enforced by law through Presidential Decree No. 4 in 1993, the importance of "Jasminum sambac" in Indonesian culture long predates its official adoption. Since the formation of Indonesian republic during the reign of Sukarno, "melati putih" is always unofficially recognized as the national flower of Indonesia. The reverence and its elevated status mostly due to the importance of this flower in Indonesian tradition since ancient times.