Jasminum didymum 

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Wikipedia links:       Wikipedia links:       Angiosperms  > Eudicots > Asterids > Lamiales > Oleaceae > Jasminum  didymum

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Common name:                Native Jasmine  

Conservation status:  ...

Etymology:   

• 'Jasminum' is a Latinized form of the Arabic word, 'yasemin' for sweetly scented plants

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• A scrambling vine or low shrub

Habitat:   

•  Occurs naturally in habitats from rainforests to arid and semi-arid shrublands

Distribution:                  

• 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)

• It also occurs in some islands in the Pacific (New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Fiji, Niue, New Caledonia and the Society Islands)

Additional notes:     

• Subspecies

• Jasminum didymum is highly variable in leaf shape and habit and is subdivided into 3 subspecies based on these characteristics:

  • Jasminum didymum subsp. didymum - wide natural distribution

  • Jasminum didymum subsp. lineare - mainland Australia

  • Jasminum didymum subsp. racemosum - Queensland only

Sources of information:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jasminum_didymum (Jan 2024)