6440.000 Jasminum L. - Jasmines

Description of the genus

Shrubs, often partly climbing or climbers. Leaves opposite, whorled or alternate, simple or compound. Domatia sometimes present in the axils of lateral nerves on the lower leaf surface. Inflorescences few-many flowered, cymose or solitary. Flowers scented. Calyx with cup-shaped tube and 5-15 teeth. Corolla white or yellow, salver-shaped with 5-13 lobes. Fruit a deeply 2-lobed, 2-seeded berry.

Derivation of name: from ysmyn, the Arabic name for the genus.

Worldwide: 200 species, mainly tropical, with a few temperate.

Zimbabwe: 7 taxa.

Insects associated with this genus:

Acherontia atropos (Death's head hawk) Food plant

Nepheronia thalassina (Cambridge vagrant) Food plant

Palpita vitralis (White pearl) Larval foodplant

Links to taxa: View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this genus

Species	FZ divisions	Content
abyssinicum Hochst. ex DC.	E	Description, Image
brachyscyphum Baker	C,E
fluminense Vell.	N,W,C,E,S	Description, Image
multipartitum Hochst.	N,W,C,E,S	Description, Image
officinale L.	E
stenolobum Rolfe	N,W,C,E,S	Description, Image
streptopus E. Mey.	W,C,E,S	Description, Image

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Flora of Botswana: Jasminum
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Flora of Caprivi: cultivated Jasminum
Flora of Malawi: Jasminum
Flora of Mozambique: Jasminum
Flora of Mozambique: cultivated Jasminum
Flora of Zambia: Jasminum
Flora of Zambia: cultivated Jasminum
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Jasminum

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Jasminum
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