Common jasmine

(Jasminum elongatum)

galery

Description

Jasminum elongatum is a shrub with slender stems up to 2 metres long and 4cm in diameter.The stems can be erect or can climb into the surrounding vegetation.The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine. This species has potential in horticulture because of its somewhat shrubby habit, grey-green foliage and large white perfumed flowers

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order:Lamiales
Family:Oleaceae
Genus:Jasminum
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