Oleaceae
Jasminum
Jasminum grandiflorum

Jasminum grandiflorum subsp. floribundum (R.Br. ex Fresen.) P.S.Green

First published in Kew Bull. 41: 414 (1986)
This subspecies is accepted
The native range of this subspecies is Eritrea to Rwanda, Arabian Peninsula. It is a scrambling shrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Descriptions

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

Morphology Leaves
Leaves with 3–5(–7) leaflets.
Distribution
N1–3; Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Sudan, S Egypt, Uganda, Kenya, southern Arabia
Ecology
Altitude range 1140–1650 m.
Vernacular
Damba-al, dumbar, mutkarr, sugh (Somali).
Note
Subsp. grandiflorum, with (5–)7–9(–11) leaflets, is widely grown in warm temperate and tropical regions of the world, and is native at least in eastern and southern India (see Green in Kew Bull. 52: 942–944, 1997).
[FSOM]

Oleaceae, W. B. Turrill. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 1952

Morphology General Habit
A branched, glabrous, low shrub or scrambler, with slender twig-like branches.
Morphology Leaves
Leaves imparipinnate, typically with 5 leaflets (sometimes up to 9 or reduced to 3), opposite; leaflet blades ovate to elongate-ovate, the lateral sometimes asymmetrical especially at the base, the terminal the larger, ranging considerably in size even in the same leaf, apex of terminal leaflet and sometimes of lateral leaflets long acuminate, of lateral leaflets often acute to obtuse, 0.5–4 cm. long, 0.2–1.7 cm. broad, midrib impressed on upper and prominent on lower surface, lateral veins not conspicuous; petiolule to terminal leaflet 3–6 mm. long, to lateral leaflets 1–3 mm. long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Inflorescences terminal or axillary, the final cymes generally 3–7-flowered, appearing all the year round, but especially about November.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Corollas scented, white, streaked on the outside with red or crimson; tube 1.5–2 cm. long.
Habitat
Upland evergreen bushland; about 2100 m.
Distribution
K1 K2 K3 K4 K5 K6 U3
[FTEA]

Sources

  • Flora of Somalia

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

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • 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 2026. 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 2026. 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