Jasminum dichotomum Vahl, Oleaceae

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Present on Pacific Islands?  yes

Primarily a threat at high elevations?  no

Common name(s): [more details]

English: Gold Coast jasmine

Habit:  shrub

Description:  "A climbing shrub or scrambler; young stems, inflorescence branches, and petioles very minutely puberulous, otherwise glabrous.  Leaves, at least at many of the nodes, in whorls of threes, simple, blades elliptic or ovate-elliptic, acute or shortly acuminate, 3-10 cm long, 1.5-5.5 cm broad, midrib and main lateral veins slightly impressed on upper and prominent on lower surface, the two  to four basal lateral veins large and conspicuously ascending; petioles 1-1.8 cm long, articulated well below the middle and often near the base.  Inflorescence terminal or lateral, often compact but sometimes rather loosely branched, with up to 60 flowers.  Calyx-teeth linear or narrowly lanceolate to narrowly ovate, acute, usually shorter than the tube at anthesis.  Corolla white tinged with red or purple, sweetly scented; tube 1-1.8 cm long" (Turrill & Milne-Redhead, 1952; p. 23).

Habitat/ecology:  In Africa, "forests, forest margins, grouped tree grassland, and bushland; 1050-1800 m"  (Turrill & Milne-Redhead, 1952; p. 23).

Propagation:  Seed

Native range:  Tropical Africa (Turrill & Milne-Redhead, 1952; p. 23).

Presence:

Also reported from
Country/Terr./St. & Island group	Location	Cited status & Cited as invasive & Cited as cultivated & Cited as aboriginal introduction?	Reference & Comments
United States (continental except west coast) United States (other states)	USA (Florida)	introduced invasive	U.S. Dept. Agr., Nat. Res. Cons. Serv. (2011)

Comments:  Planting of this species is prohibited in Miami-Dade County, Florida (U.S.) (Hunsberger, 2001).

Additional information:
Information from the book "Identification and biology of non-native plants in Florida's natural areas" (PDF format).

Additional online information about Jasminum dichotomum is available from the Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk project (HEAR).

Information about Jasminum dichotomum as a weed (worldwide references) may be available from the Global Compendium of Weeds (GCW).

Taxonomic information about Jasminum dichotomum may be available from the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

References:

Hunsberger, A. G. B. 2001. Invasive and banned plants of Miami-Dade County. U. of Fl. Extension. 3 pp.

Langeland, K. A./Burks, K. Craddock. eds. 1998. Identification and biology of non-native plants in Florida's natural areas. Gainesville, FL: University of Florida. 165 pp.

Turrill, W. B./Milne-Redhead, E., eds. 1952. Oleaceae. Flora of tropical east Africa. Crown Agents, London.

U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. 2011. National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Online searchable database.

U.S. Dept. Agr., Nat. Res. Cons. Serv. 2011. The PLANTS Database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.