Jasminum dichotomum
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Jasminium dichotomum is a species of jasmine
, in the family Oleaceae
.
The plant is an evergreen climber which grows as a rambling shrub or woody vine
. The flowers are quite fragrant and open at night, coloured pink when budding then white; these appear at the leaf axils in cluster. It blooms year round. The leaves are opposite. The fleshy fruit is small.
The species is endemic to tropical West Africa
, but it has been introduced to other regions. In the Florida
area of the United States of America, this plant is an invasive weed; introduced as an ornamental plant
in the 1920. Spreading from gardens in the 1970s, in areas with soil disturbance, the species began occupying hammock
s and forests.
Its vining habit can be trimmed in a dense shrub. Glossy leaves are very ornamental in contrast with dark pink buds and snow white flowers.
Synonyms for this species include: Jasminum brevipes, J. bukobense, J. gardeniodorum, J. gossweileri, J. guineense, J. mathildae, J. noctiflorum, J. ternifolium, J. ternum.
Jasmine
Jasminum , commonly known as jasmines, is a genus of shrubs and vines in the olive family . It contains around 200 species native to tropical and warm temperate regions of the Old World...
, in the family Oleaceae
Oleaceae
Oleaceae are a family containing 24 extant genera and around 600 species of mesophytic shrubs, trees and occasionally vines. As shrubs, members of this family may be twine climbers, or scramblers.-Leaves:...
.
The plant is an evergreen climber which grows as a rambling shrub or woody vine
Vine
A vine in the narrowest sense is the grapevine , but more generally it can refer to any plant with a growth habit of trailing or scandent, that is to say climbing, stems or runners...
. The flowers are quite fragrant and open at night, coloured pink when budding then white; these appear at the leaf axils in cluster. It blooms year round. The leaves are opposite. The fleshy fruit is small.
The species is endemic to tropical West Africa
West Africa
West Africa or Western Africa is the westernmost region of the African continent. Geopolitically, the UN definition of Western Africa includes the following 16 countries and an area of approximately 5 million square km:-Flags of West Africa:...
, but it has been introduced to other regions. In the Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
area of the United States of America, this plant is an invasive weed; introduced as an ornamental plant
Ornamental plant
Ornamental plants are plants that are grown for decorative purposes in gardens and landscape design projects, as house plants, for cut flowers and specimen display...
in the 1920. Spreading from gardens in the 1970s, in areas with soil disturbance, the species began occupying hammock
Hammock (ecology)
Hammocks are dense stands of hardwood trees that grow on natural rises of only a few inches higher than surrounding marshland that is otherwise too wet to support them. Hammocks are distinctive in that they are formed gradually over thousands of years rising in a wet area through the deposits of...
s and forests.
Its vining habit can be trimmed in a dense shrub. Glossy leaves are very ornamental in contrast with dark pink buds and snow white flowers.
Synonyms for this species include: Jasminum brevipes, J. bukobense, J. gardeniodorum, J. gossweileri, J. guineense, J. mathildae, J. noctiflorum, J. ternifolium, J. ternum.