Jasminum azoricum | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Oleaceae |
Genus: | Jasminum |
Species: | J. azoricum
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Binomial name | |
Jasminum azoricum |
Jasminum azoricum, the lemon-scented jasmine, is a species of flowering plant in the olive family. It is an evergreen twining vine native to the Portuguese island of Madeira. [2] [3] [4] The compound leaves consist of 3 bright green leaflets. [2] The fragrant white star-shaped flowers appear in panicles from the leaf axils in summer, evolving from deep pink buds. [2] [5]
The species is critically endangered in its native Madeira. Reports of remaining populations vary between 6 and 50 individual plants in two separate areas, Funchal and Ribeira Brava. [1]
Jasminum azoricum, which does not tolerate freezing temperatures, [6] has long been in cultivation in Europe as a greenhouse plant with records in Netherlands since 1693 and England from about 1724. [5] It has been prized for its bright evergreen foliage, long flowering period and scented blooms. [5] Plants are readily propagated from cuttings and by layering. [5] The species prefers a sunny, frost-free position with support from structures such as fences or posts. [2]
In the UK this plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. [6] [7]
Media related to
Jasminum azoricum at Wikimedia Commons
Jasminum azoricum | |
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![]() | |
Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Oleaceae |
Genus: | Jasminum |
Species: | J. azoricum
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Binomial name | |
Jasminum azoricum |
Jasminum azoricum, the lemon-scented jasmine, is a species of flowering plant in the olive family. It is an evergreen twining vine native to the Portuguese island of Madeira. [2] [3] [4] The compound leaves consist of 3 bright green leaflets. [2] The fragrant white star-shaped flowers appear in panicles from the leaf axils in summer, evolving from deep pink buds. [2] [5]
The species is critically endangered in its native Madeira. Reports of remaining populations vary between 6 and 50 individual plants in two separate areas, Funchal and Ribeira Brava. [1]
Jasminum azoricum, which does not tolerate freezing temperatures, [6] has long been in cultivation in Europe as a greenhouse plant with records in Netherlands since 1693 and England from about 1724. [5] It has been prized for its bright evergreen foliage, long flowering period and scented blooms. [5] Plants are readily propagated from cuttings and by layering. [5] The species prefers a sunny, frost-free position with support from structures such as fences or posts. [2]
In the UK this plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. [6] [7]
Media related to
Jasminum azoricum at Wikimedia Commons