Jasminum didymum | |
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Jasminum didymum subsp. racemosum. | |
Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Oleaceae |
Genus: | Jasminum |
Species: | J. didymum
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Binomial name | |
Jasminum didymum |
Jasminum didymum is a species of scrambling vine or low shrub. It is native to insular Southeast Asia from Java to the Philippines, as well as Australia ( Northern Territory, Norfolk Island, and all states except Tasmania), as well as some islands in the Pacific ( New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Fiji, Niue, New Caledonia and the Society Islands). [1] Jasminum didymum occurs naturally in habitats from rainforests to arid and semi-arid shrublands. [2]
Jasminum didymum is highly variable in leaf shape and habit and is subdivided into 3 subspecies based on these characteristics: [1]
'Jasminum' is a Latinized form of the Arabic word, 'yasemin' for sweetly scented plants. [4]
Jasminum didymum | |
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Jasminum didymum subsp. racemosum. | |
Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Oleaceae |
Genus: | Jasminum |
Species: | J. didymum
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Binomial name | |
Jasminum didymum |
Jasminum didymum is a species of scrambling vine or low shrub. It is native to insular Southeast Asia from Java to the Philippines, as well as Australia ( Northern Territory, Norfolk Island, and all states except Tasmania), as well as some islands in the Pacific ( New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Fiji, Niue, New Caledonia and the Society Islands). [1] Jasminum didymum occurs naturally in habitats from rainforests to arid and semi-arid shrublands. [2]
Jasminum didymum is highly variable in leaf shape and habit and is subdivided into 3 subspecies based on these characteristics: [1]
'Jasminum' is a Latinized form of the Arabic word, 'yasemin' for sweetly scented plants. [4]