Botanical Name - Jasminum

----- Jasminum, Linn. ; F. B. I. III - 591.

----- Shrubs, usually scandent. Leaves opposite, (except in J. humile,) simple 3-foliolate of imparipinnate; petiole usually articulated. Flowers fragrant, in axillary or terminal cymes; bracts sometimes petaloid. Calyx 4-9-fid; tube funnel-shaped; teeth long or short or none. Corolla salver-shaped, white, pink or yellow; tube narrow; lobes 4-10, spreading. Stamens 2, included in the corolla-tube; filaments short; anthers oblong; connective usually shortly produced. Ovary 2-celled; ovules 2 in each cell near the base; style cylindric; stigmas 2, linear. Berry 2-lobed, or simple by suppression; Seeds usually 1 in each lobe.