Jasminum multipartitum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Oleaceae
Genus: Jasminum
Species:
J. multipartitum
Binomial name
Jasminum multipartitum
Synonyms[1]
  • Jasminum glaucum var. parviflorum E.Mey.
  • Jasminum oleicarpum Baker

Jasminum multipartitum, the starry wild jasmine, African jasmine, or imfohlafohlane, is a species of jasmine, in the family Oleaceae, that is native to Southern Africa.[1]

Description

This 3 metre tall scrambling climber, that can also be grown as a 1.5m tall shrub, thrives in the sun or semi-shade. It produces masses of white, scented, star-shaped flowers and it attracts a variety of birds.[2] It flowers from late spring to summer.

Distribution

This is one of approximately ten species of Jasmine that occur in South Africa. Native to Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Eswatini and South Africa, Starry Wild Jasmine is naturally found in the woodlands of the Eastern Cape and Kwazulu Natal, as well as inland as far as Johannesburg.[3]

Etymology

'Jasminum' is a Latinized form of the Persian word, 'yasemin' for sweetly scented plants.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Jasminum multipartitum
  2. ↑ Hochstetter, Christian Ferdinand Friedrich. 1844. Flora; oder, (allgemeine) botanische Zeitung. Regensburg, Jena, Jasminum multipartitum
  3. ↑ http://www.plantzafrica.com/planthij/jasminmulti.htm
  4. ↑ Gledhill, David (2008). "The Names of Plants". Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521866453 (hardback), ISBN 9780521685535 (paperback). pp 220
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