Oleaceae
Jasminum

Jasminum grandiflorum L.

First published in Sp. Pl., ed. 2.: 9 (1762)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Eritrea to Rwanda, Arabian Peninsula, Pakistan to S. Central China. It is a scrambling shrub and grows primarily in the subtropical biome. It is used as a medicine, has environmental uses and for food.

Descriptions

Distribution
Biogeografic region: Amazonia, Andean. Elevation range: 100–2620 m a.s.l. Cultivated in Colombia. Colombian departments: Amazonas, Antioquia, Bogotá DC, Cundinamarca.
Habit
Climbing.
Ecology
Habitat according IUCN Habitats Classification: shrubland, artificial - terrestrial.
[UPFC]

Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Distribution
Cultivada en Colombia; Alt. 100 - 2620 m.; Amazonia, Andes.
Morphology General Habit
Trepadora
[CPLC]

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

M. Thulin et al. Flora of Somalia, Vol. 1-4 [updated 2008] https://plants.jstor.org/collection/FLOS

Morphology General Habit
Shrub, up to several m tall, often scandent; young stems glabrous to finely hairy
Morphology Leaves
Leaves opposite, 3–11-foliolate, glabrous or sometimes finely hairy; petiole 5–20 mm long; lateral leaflets ovate-elliptic, (0.5–)1.5–2(–3.5) x (0.3–)0.6–1.2(–2) cm, rounded to cuneate at the base, acute to rounded at the apex, the terminal leaflet ovate to lanceolate, (1–)1.5–3(–5) x (0.4–)0.7–1.8(–2.2) cm, attenuate to cuneate at the base, acute, acuminate or rounded at the apex, without acarodomatia
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Flowers in (3–)5–many-flowered cymes; pedicels 3–20 mm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx glabrous; tube 1.5–2 mm long; lobes 5, 3–8(–10) mm long, filiform
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Corolla white, usually tinged with red outside; tube 15–22 mm long; lobes 4–6, 8–17 mm long, lanceolate to ovate, acute to rounded and apiculate at the apex
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
Stamens inserted in the middle of the corolla-tube; anthers 5–5.5 mm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Fruit with lobes c. 10 mm long when dry, ellipsoid.
[FSOM]

Uses

Use Environmental
Environmental uses.
Use Food
Used for food.
Use Materials
Used as material.
Use Medicines
Medical uses.
[UPFC]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0