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 | |
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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 | |
Subspecies
editJasminum didymum is highly variable in leaf shape and habit and is subdivided into 3 subspecies based on these characteristics:[1]
- Jasminum didymum subsp. didymum - wide natural distribution
- Jasminum didymum subsp. lineare (R.Br.) P.S.Green[3] - Mainland Australia
- Jasminum didymum subsp. racemosum (F.Muell.) P.S.Green[3] - Queensland only
Etymology
edit'Jasminum' is a Latinized form of the Arabic word, 'yasemin' for sweetly scented plants.[4]
Images
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J. didymum subsp. didymum foliage. -
J. didymum subsp. didymum fruit. -
Jasminum didymym ssp. racemosum flowers -
Jasminum didymym ssp. lineare flowers
References
edit- ^ a b "Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
- ^ Forster, Johann Georg Adam. 1786. Florulae Insularum Australium Prodromus 3, Jasminum didymum.
- ^ a b Green, Peter Shaw. 1984. Allertonia 3: 411-412.
- ^ Gledhill, David (2008). "The Names of Plants". Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521866453 (hardback), ISBN 9780521685535 (paperback). pp 220
External links
edit- Flora of Australia Online Archived 27 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine
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