Oleaceae
Jasminum

Jasminum fluminense Vell.

First published in Fl. Flumin. 1: 10, t. 23 (1829)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & S. Africa to Arabian Peninsula. It is a climber and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome. It is used as animal food and a medicine, has environmental uses and for fuel and food.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Caprivi Strip, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gulf of Guinea Is., Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, Socotra, Somalia, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Bahamas, Belize, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Cayman Is., Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Marianas, Mauritius, Mexico Southeast, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Panamá, Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Tuamotu, Turks-Caicos Is., Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Baksh-Comeau, Y., Maharaj, S.S., Adams, C.D., Harris, S.A., Filer, D.L. & Hawthorne, W.D. (2016). An annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Trinidad and Tobago with analysis of vegetation types and botanical 'hotspots'. Phytotaxa 250: 1-431.
  • Davidse, G. & al. (eds.) (2009). Flora Mesoamericana 4(1): 1-855. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Figueiredo, E., Paiva, J., Stévart, T., Oliveira, F. & Smith, G.F. (2011). Annotated catalogue of the flowering plants of São Tomé and Príncipe. Bothalia 41: 41-82.
  • Fischer, E., Rembold, K., Althof, A. & Obholzer, J. (2010). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Kakamega forest, Western province, Kenya. Journal of East African Natural History 99: 129-226.
  • Green, P. & Miller, D. (2009). The genus Jasminum in cultivation: 1-150. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Green, P.S. (2006). World Checklist of Oleaceae Manuscript Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of the Cayman Islands

  • Vell., Fl. Flumin. 10 (1825).

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Dandy in Kew Bull. 1950: 368
  • Exell Cat. S. Tomé Suppl. 33.
  • Fl. Flumin. 10 (1825)
  • Fl. Flumin. Atlas 1, t. 23 (1827)
  • Turrill F.T.E.A. Oleac. 19

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Baksh-Comeau, Y., Maharaj, S.S., Adams, C.D., Harris, S.A., Filer, D.L. & Hawthorne, W.D. (2016). An annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Trinidad and Tobago with analysis of vegetation types and botanical 'hotspots'. Phytotaxa 250: 1-431.
  • Correll, D.S. & Correll, H.B. (1982). Flora of the Bahama Archipelago: 1-1692. J.Cramer, Vaduz.
  • Davidse, G. & al. (eds.) (2009). Flora Mesoamericana 4(1): 1-855. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Figueiredo, E., Paiva, J., Stévart, T., Oliveira, F. & Smith, G.F. (2011). Annotated catalogue of the flowering plants of São Tomé and Príncipe. Bothalia 41: 41-82.
  • Fischer, E., Rembold, K., Althof, A. & Obholzer, J. (2010). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Kakamega forest, Western province, Kenya. Journal of East African Natural History 99: 129-226.
  • Fosberg, F.R., Sachet, M.-H., Oliver, R. (1979). A geographical checklist of the Micronesian Dicotyledonae. Micronesica; Journal of the College of Guam 15: 41-295.
  • Sachet, M.-H. (1983). Takapoto atoll, Tuamotu archipelago: terrestrial vegetation and flora. Atoll Research Bulletin 277: 1-41.
  • van Proosdij, A.S.J. (2012). Arnoldo's Zakflora, ed. 4: 1-318. Walburg Pers, Zutphen.

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 3, (2006) Author: by M. Thulin [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Dandy in Kew Bulletin 1950: 368 (1951).
  • Vell., Fl. Flumin. 10 (1825).
  • Vell., Fl. Flumin. Atl. 1, t. 23 (1827).

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Burkill HM. (1995). The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vols. 1-3. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vols 1-3.
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • Diazgranados, M., Allkin, B., Black N., Cámara-Leret, R., Canteiro C., Carretero J., Eastwood R., Hargreaves S., Hudson A., Milliken W., Nesbitt, M., Ondo, I., Patmore, K., Pironon, S., Turner, R., Ulian, T. (2020). World Checklist of Useful Plant Species. Produced by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity.
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  • GBIF.org (2021). GBIF species matching tool. https://www.gbif.org/tools/species-lookup
  • GRIN (2021). Germplasm Resources Information Network from the United States Department of Agriculture. https://www.ars-grin.gov/
  • Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/
  • PROTA (2021). Plants Resources of Tropical Africa. https://prota4u.org/database/
  • RBG, Kew (2021). Kew Economic Botany Collection. https://ecbot.science.kew.org/
  • RBG, Kew (ed.) (1999). Survey of Economic Plants for Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (SEPASAL) database. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London.
  • Ulian, T., Sacandé, M., Hudson, A., & Mattana, E. (2017). Conservation of indigenous plants to support community livelihoods: the MGU–Useful Plants Project. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management 60:668-683.
  • Willis, K.J. (ed.) (2017). State of the World’s Plants 2017. Report. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Mar 14, 2019 Langa, C.; Matimele, H.; Zandamela, J.; Osborne, J.; Rokni, S.; Munwane, C.; Machuama, B. [CL 6] Mozambique K001346006 Yes
Sep 7, 2007 Fakih, S.A. [206] Tanzania K000449219 No
Sep 7, 2007 Kayombo, C.J., et al. [4257] Tanzania K000449216 No
Sep 7, 2007 Abeid, Y.S.; et al. [1650] Tanzania K000449218 No
Sep 7, 2007 Juma, A.; Kayombo, J. [14] Tanzania K000449217 No
Jan 6, 1968 Schweinfurth, G. [649] Yemen K000233145 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 6, 1968 Balfour, I.B. [173] Yemen K000233143 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 6, 1968 Smith, A.R.; Lavranos, J. [307] Yemen K000233144 Holotype Yes
Nov 29, 1951 Battiscombe, E. [448] Kenya K000233141 Type Yes
Nov 29, 1951 Bagshawe, A.G. [500] Uganda K000233140 Type Yes
Nov 29, 1951 Stolz, A. [1635] Tanzania K000233139 Unknown Type Material Yes
Nov 29, 1951 Holst, C. [8966] Tanzania K000233138 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Brazil K001212373 Yes
Henriques, C. [248] Angola K001008311 Yes
Lort Phillips, E. [s.n.] Somalia K000233150 Type Yes
Barclay [s.n.] Mauritius K000233097 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mauritius K000233096 Unknown Type Material Yes
Lindeman, J.C. [6368] Brazil K001212371 Yes
Dawe, M.T. [359] Angola K001008313 Yes
Burchell, W.J. [1301] Brazil K001212376 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Brazil K001212375 Yes
Pearson, H.H.W. [2495] Angola K001008296 Yes
Welwitsch [923] Angola K001008301 Yes
Menezes, A.; Sousa [3418] Angola K001008304 Yes
Menezes, A.; Barroso; Sousa [3330] Angola K001008307 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Brazil K001212369 Yes
Pearson, H.H.W. [2501] Angola K001008295 Yes
de Menezes, A. [763] Angola K001008309 Yes
Pearson, H.H.W. [2704] Angola K001008299 Yes
Gardner, G. [1058] Brazil K001212374 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [10931] Tanzania K:SPC-28469.000 No
unknown [255] Mauritius K000233095 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mozambique K:SPC-38998.000 No
Monteiro [s.n.] Angola K001008300 Yes
Peters [s.n.] Mozambique K000233126 Unknown Type Material Yes
Glaziou, A.F.M. [4877] Brazil K001212372 Yes
Bojer [s.n.] Mauritius K000233094 Unknown Type Material Yes
Couto, C. [77] Angola K001008308 Yes
Gossweiler, J. [466] Angola K001008314 Yes
Pearson, H.H.W. [2495] Angola K001008297 Yes
de Menezes, A. [752] Angola K001008310 Yes
Borges, A. [278] Angola K001008303 Yes
Gardner, G. [1058] Brazil K001212370 Yes
de Menezes, A. [1400] Angola K001008302 Yes
de Menezes, A. [765] Angola K001008312 Yes
Welwitsch [931] Angola K001008298 Yes
Cole, E. [s.n.] Somalia K000233149 Type Yes
Menezes, A. [3509] Angola K001008306 Yes
Menezes, A. [3254] Angola K001008305 Yes

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