Jasmine (Jasminum)

The collective name for evergreen or deciduous shrubs and climbers in genus Jasminum, olive family. About 200 species across tropical and temperate Eurasia and Africa. The intensely fragrant flowers are prized in perfumery and are the source of jasmine tea and jasmine essential oil. The type species 'matsurika' (J. sambac) is the national flower of the Philippines and Indonesia. Also includes winter jasmine (J. nudiflorum) and common jasmine.

Identification Points

• ✓Simple or pinnately compound leaves, opposite or alternate
• ✓Tubular corolla with 5–9 lobes; white or yellow
• ✓Strong sweet fragrance

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