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| Synonyms: |
Jasminum oleicarpum "oleaecarpum" Baker p.p. |
| Common names: | Common wild jasmin (English) Muvwipyo (Tonga: Zimbabwe) |
| Frequency: | Frequent |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Mostly a shrub, up to c. 3 m tall, sometimes with long somewhat scramblimg branches. Leaves opposite, simple, lanceolate, oblong-elliptic or narrowly ovate, up to 4.5 × 3 cm but usually much smaller, pointed at the apex, hairless; margin entire, often slightly thickened. Flowers terminal on short lateral branches, solitary or rarely 2-3 together, very sweetly scented. Corolla white inside, reddish outside; tube 17-32 mm long; lobes (6)9-12, oblong, 15-18 mm long. Fruit usually 2-lobed, 7-12 mm long when dry. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | multipartitum: with many parts |
| Habitat: | In dry habitats, on sandy or stony soils. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Swaziland and Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape, South Africa. |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | N,W,C,E,S |
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| Insects (whose larvae eat this species): | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Fabian, A. & Germishuizen, G. (1997). Wild Flowers of Northern South Africa. Fernwood Press, Vlaeburg. Pages 296 - 297. (Includes a picture). Kupicha, F.K. (1983). Oleaceae FZ 7(1) Pages 311 - 313. (Includes a picture). Pooley, E. (1998). A Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Region. Natal Flora Publications Trust. Durban. Page 164. (Includes a picture). Schmidt, E., Lötter, M. & McCleland, W. (2002). Trees and shrubs of Mpumalanga and Kruger National Park Jacana, Johannesburg, S Africa Pages 532 - 533. (Includes a picture). |
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