Jasminum elongatum

Jasminum elongatum is a species of flowering plant in the family Oleaceae.

Jasminum elongatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Oleaceae
Genus:	Jasminum
Species:	J. elongatum
Binomial name
Jasminum elongatum (Bergius) Willd.
Synonyms
Basionym Nyctanthes elongata P.J.Bergius Homotypic Mogorium elongatum (P.J.Bergius) Lam. Heterotypic Jasminum acuminatissimum Blume Jasminum aemulum R.Br. Jasminum aemulum f. glabrum (C.B.Clarke) Kobuski Jasminum aemulum f. interstans Domin Jasminum aemulum var. brassii P.S.Green Jasminum aemulum var. genuinum Domin, nom. inval. Jasminum aemulum var. glaberrimum Domin Jasminum affine Blume, nom. illeg. Jasminum amplexicaule Buch.-Ham. ex Wall. & G.Don Jasminum arenarium Ridl. Jasminum aristatum Wall., nom. nud. Jasminum aristatum Zipp. ex Span., pro syn. Jasminum bifarium Wall. & G.Don Jasminum bifarium var. glabrum C.B.Clarke Jasminum bracteatum Roxb. Jasminum coarctatum var. caudatifolium P.Y.Pai Jasminum cordifolium subsp. andamanicum S.K.Srivast. & S.L.Kapoor Jasminum distichum Blume Jasminum ensatum Blume Jasminum esquirolii H.Lév. Jasminum evansii Ridl. Jasminum forstenii Blume Jasminum forstenii var. ensatum (Blume) Miq. Jasminum fraternum Miq. Jasminum fulvum Blume Jasminum gibbsiae Ridl. Jasminum glabriusculum Blume Jasminum glabrum Willd. ex Link Jasminum heteropleurum Blume Jasminum horsfieldii Miq. Jasminum lancifolium Decne. Jasminum lessertianum A.DC. Jasminum ligustrinum Blume Jasminum ligustroides L.C.Chia Jasminum mixtinervium Blume Jasminum multiflorum f. acuminatissimum (Blume) Bakh.f. Jasminum multiflorum f. glabriusculum (Blume) Bakh.f. Jasminum multiflorum f. subelongatum (Blume) Bakh.f. Jasminum multinervium Blume Jasminum nummularoides Blume Jasminum pedale Blume Jasminum pendulum Blume Jasminum pubescens var. bracteatum (Roxb.) C.B.Clarke Jasminum quinquenervium Blume Jasminum scandens Griff. Jasminum subelongatum Blume Jasminum subpubescens Blume Jasminum tonkinense Gagnep. Jasminum triandrum C.E.C.Fisch. Jasminum undulatum Ker Gawl., nom. illeg. non Willd. Jasminum vulcanicum Blume

This scrambling evergreen shrub can be grown in the sun or semi-shade. It has pinnate leaves and masses of white, strongly-scented, star-shaped flowers. This is one of native species of jasmine that naturally occur in East Asia. Vine stem diameters to 4 cm recorded. It usually grows as a vine but can flower and fruit as a shrub.

External links

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