Jasminum fluminense (Wild jasmine)
Jasminum fluminense (Wild jasmine) with white star-shaped flowers and small green buds on trailing stems.
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 (Wild jasmine)
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- Jasminum dichotomum (Rose Bud Jasmine)
- Jasminum humile (Italian Jasmine)
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Jasminum fluminense (Wild jasmine) vine dense with green foliage and small scattered white star flowers.
Jasminum fluminense (Wild jasmine) white flower emerging near smooth green oval shaped leaves
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