{"id":4695,"date":"2013-05-01T14:21:21","date_gmt":"2013-05-01T09:21:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/archive2.ankakh.com\/?p=4695"},"modified":"2013-05-01T14:21:21","modified_gmt":"2013-05-01T09:21:21","slug":"jasminum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive2.ankakh.com\/en\/?p=4695","title":{"rendered":"jasminum"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Pink-Jasminum-Flowers\"<\/a>Jasminum<\/b><\/i>\u00a0\u00a0commonly known as\u00a0jasmines<\/b>, is a\u00a0genus<\/a>\u00a0of\u00a0shrubs<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0vines<\/a>\u00a0in the olive family (Oleaceae<\/a>). It contains around 200 species native to tropical and warm temperate regions of the\u00a0Old World<\/a>. Jasmines are widely cultivated for the characteristic fragrance of their flowers.<\/p>\n

\"Jasminum<\/a>Description<\/h2>\n
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Jasmines can be either\u00a0deciduous\u00a0(leaves falling in autumn) or\u00a0evergreen\u00a0(green all year round), and can be erect, spreading, or climbing\u00a0shrubs\u00a0and\u00a0vines. Their leaves are borne opposite or alternate. They can be simple, trifoliate, or pinnate. The flowers are typically around 2.5\u00a0cm (0.98\u00a0in) in diameter. They are white or yellow in color, although in rare instances they can be slightly reddish. The flowers are borne in\u00a0cymose\u00a0clusters with a minimum of three flowers, though they can also be solitary on the ends of branchlets. Each flower has about four to nine\u00a0petals, two\u00a0locules, and one to four\u00a0ovules. They have two\u00a0stamens\u00a0with very short filaments. The\u00a0bracts\u00a0are linear or ovate. The\u00a0calyx\u00a0is bell-shaped. They are usually very fragrant. The fruits of jasmines are\u00a0berries<\/a>\u00a0that turn black when ripe.<\/p>\n

The basic\u00a0chromosome<\/a>\u00a0number of the genus is 13, and most species are\u00a0diploid<\/a>\u00a0However, natural\u00a0polyploidy<\/a>\u00a0exists, particularly in\u00a0Jasminum sambac<\/a><\/i>,\u00a0Jasminum flexile<\/a><\/i>\u00a0,\u00a0Jasminum primulinum<\/a><\/i>\u00a0, and\u00a0Jasminum angustifolium<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n

Distribution and habitat<\/h2>\n

Jasmines are native to\u00a0tropical<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0subtropical<\/a>\u00a0regions of\u00a0Asia<\/a>,\u00a0Africa<\/a>, and\u00a0Australasia<\/a>.Of the 200 species, only one is native to Europe.\u00a0Their\u00a0center of diversity<\/a>is in\u00a0South Asia<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Southeast Asia<\/a>.
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Although not native to Europe, a number of jasmine species have become naturalized in Mediterranean Europe. For example, the so-called Spanish jasmine or Catalonian jasmine (Jasminum grandiflorum<\/a><\/i>) was originally from\u00a0Iran<\/a>\u00a0and western\u00a0South Asia<\/a>, and is now naturalized in the\u00a0Iberian peninsula<\/a>.[6]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

Jasminum fluminense<\/a><\/i>\u00a0(which is sometimes known by the inaccurate name “Brazilian Jasmine”) and\u00a0Jasminum dichotomum<\/a><\/i>\u00a0(Gold Coast Jasmine) are\u00a0invasive species<\/a>\u00a0in\u00a0Hawaii<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Florida<\/a>.[10]<\/a><\/sup>[11]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0Jasminum polyanthum<\/a><\/i>, also known as White Jasmine, is an\u00a0invasive weed<\/a>\u00a0in\u00a0Australia<\/a>.[12]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

Taxonomy<\/h2>\n

Species<\/a>\u00a0belonging to\u00a0genus<\/a>\u00a0Jasminum<\/i>\u00a0are classified under the\u00a0tribe<\/a>\u00a0Jasmineae<\/a>\u00a0of the olive family (Oleaceae<\/a>).\u00a0Jasminum<\/i>\u00a0is divided into five\u00a0sections<\/a>\u2014Alternifolia<\/i>,Jasminum<\/i>,\u00a0Primulina<\/i>,\u00a0Trifoliolata<\/i>, and\u00a0Unifoliolata<\/i>.
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The genus name is derived from the\u00a0Persian<\/a>\u00a0Yasameen<\/i>\u00a0(“gift from God”) through\u00a0Arabic<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Latin<\/a>.
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Jasminum\u00a0\u00a0commonly known as\u00a0jasmines, is a\u00a0genus\u00a0of\u00a0shrubs\u00a0and\u00a0vines\u00a0in the olive family (Oleaceae). It contains around 200 species native…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":4693,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[179,224,188,212],"tags":[610],"class_list":["post-4695","post","type-post","status-publish","format-image","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-more","category-news","category-plants","category-weekly-news","tag-jasminum","post_format-post-format-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive2.ankakh.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4695","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive2.ankakh.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive2.ankakh.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive2.ankakh.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive2.ankakh.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4695"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/archive2.ankakh.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4695\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive2.ankakh.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4693"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive2.ankakh.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4695"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive2.ankakh.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4695"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive2.ankakh.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4695"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}