Jasminum officinale
Common Jasmine, Poet's Jasmine
Other regional names: Summer Jasmine
- Summer Jasmine
Also known as: Jasminum affine Carrière +18 more
- Jasminum affine Carrière
- Jasminum ochroleucum Bosse
- Jasminum officinale f. affine (Royle ex Lindl.) Rehder
- Jasminum officinale f. aureovariegatum (Weston) Rehder
- Jasminum officinale var. acutum Stokes
- Jasminum officinale var. affine (Royle ex Lindl.) G.Nicholson
- Jasminum officinale var. argenteovariegatum Weston
- Jasminum officinale var. aureovariegatum Weston
- Jasminum officinale var. aureum Bean
- Jasminum officinale var. bosphoricum K.Koch
- Jasminum officinale var. officinale
- Jasminum officinale var. piliferum P.Y.Pai
- Jasminum officinale var. pumilum Stokes
- Jasminum officinale var. tenuifolium Stokes
- Jasminum officinale var. tibeticum C.Y.Wu
- Jasminum poeticum
- Jasminum viminale Salisb.
- Jasminum vulgatius Lam.
- Jasminum vulgatum Lam.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Oleaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a scrambling shrub.
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Jasminum officinale (commonly known as Common Jasmine or Poet's jasmine) is a scrambling shrub belonging to the Oleaceae family. Indigenous to Temperate Asia and Tropical Asia, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions. It is part of the broad Jasminum genus, encompassing over 200 species globally.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caucasus, China, Indian Subcontinent, Middle Asia, Western Asia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Afghanistan, Bangladesh, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Iran, Nepal, Pakistan, Tadzhikistan, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Turkey, West Himalaya
Introduced Range
Plants flagged as 'Introduced' have been transported outside their native historical range by human activity. While many are common ornamentals, some may become naturalized or invasive in local environments. Local ecological guidelines require verification prior to planting.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Algeria, Bulgaria, Cuba, Dominican Republic, France, Great Britain, Haiti, Ireland, Italy, Leeward Is., Portugal, Puerto Rico, Romania, Turkey-in-Europe, Venezuelan Antilles, Yugoslavia