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Accession Data:

Jasminum laurifolium var. laurifolium Andrews

  • sect. Unifoliolata

  • Common Name: Royal Jasmine
  • Family: Oleaceae Hoffsgg. & Link.

  • Country of Origin: Himalaya to Thailand

  • Description: [syn. Jasminum nitidum]

  • USDA Zone: 10-11

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 198800144
  • Source: Unknown
  • Provenance: Originally in database as Jasminum nitidum (also entered as Jasminum gracile). Name corrected to Jasminum laurifolium var. laurifolium based upon internet image matching. Jasminum laurifolium var. laurifolium looks like best match to flowers & foliage and is a synonym of original labelling. CMORSE
  • Accession Date: 12-31-1988
  • Bench: 1203 - AUS:Ground Bed 1 NW
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 1 confirmed on 02-17-2023

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • SubClass: euasterid I
  • Order: Lamiales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Oleaceae
  • SubFamily: Jasmineae
  • Tribe:
  • SubTribe:

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
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References (internal):

  • EEB 3271 - Systematic Botany
  • EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Assam / Bangladesh / East Himalaya / Nepal / West Himalaya / Myanmar / Thailand /

References (external):

  1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. (accessed 13 March 2014).
  2. WCSP (2015). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed 12 May 2015

data regenerated on Wed, 01 Mar 2023 14:21:25 -0500 [bcm v4.0]

Images:

Jasminum laurifolium var. laurifolium

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Current Accessions in the Oleaceae

Subfamily
Tribe Oleeae

  • Fraxininae: Fraxinus americana W/C
  • Ligustrinae: Ligustrum ovalifolium
  • Oleinae: Olea europaea
  • Oleinae: Olea europea 'Manzanillo'

Subfamily Forsythieae

  • Forsythia x intermedia 'Variegata'

Subfamily Jasmineae

  • Jasminum laurifolium var. laurifolium
  • Jasminum nudiflorum
  • Jasminum officinale
  • Jasminum polyanthum
W/C = Wild Collected
= indicates flowering in past 14 days
= images available for this accession
= map available for this accession
= accession added within past 90 days
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