Botanical names: Jasminum fluminense, Jasminum azoricum var. fluminense
Common name: Wild jasmine
Family: Oleaceae
Origin: Tropical West Africa
USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map
It is a native species to various countries in Africa and Arabia; and an invasive species in parts of the Americas.
Evergreen, woody vine which climbs into tree canopies. Stalked leaves are opposite and trifoliate, with the terminal leaflet larger (to 7 cm long) than the other two (to 5 cm). Leaflets pubescent with pointed tips. Flowers white and fragrant, blooming at night in clusters at leaf axils, petals fused into a narrow tube with 5-7 terminal lobes in a star-shape. Fruit is a small, fleshy, round, black berry.
Similar plants: Jasminum fluminense (Wild jasmine)
- Chrysojasminum floridum (Showy Jasmine)
- Jasminum adenophyllum (Bluegrape jasmine)
- Jasminum aemulum (Palawan Jasmine)
- Jasminum angulare (South African Jasmine)
- Jasminum azoricum (River Jasmine)
- Jasminum dichotomum (Rose Bud Jasmine)
- Jasminum humile (Italian Jasmine)
- Jasminum mesnyi (Japanese Jasmine)
- Jasminum molle (Jasmine Molle)
- Jasminum multipartitum (Starry Wild Jasmine)
Link to this plant:
https://toptropicals.com/catalog/uid/jasminum_fluminense.htm