Jasminum fluminense (Wild jasmine)

Botanical names: Jasminum fluminense, Jasminum azoricum var. fluminense

Common name: Wild jasmine

Family: Oleaceae

Origin: Tropical West Africa

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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, Jasminum azoricum var. fluminense

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• 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)