Jasminum fluminense

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Oleaceae Edible: Leaves, Vegetable 1,683 iNaturalist observations

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Summary

Jasminum fluminense is a species of vine plant. It mainly grows in the seasonally dry tropical biomes. It is a native species to various countries in Africa and Arabia; and an invasive species in parts of the Americas.

Description

A bushy shrub or a woody creeper. It has twining stems. It grows 6 m long. The leaves have 3 leaflets. They can have white hairs on both surfaces. The leaflets are oval and 1-6 cm long by 1-4 cm for the side leaflets and the end leaflet is 3-9 cm long by 2-4 cm wide. The flowers are in groups at the ends of the plant. The plant varies a lot.

Edible Uses

The leaves are eaten as a vegetable.

Distribution

It is a tropical plant. It grows in dry thickets in the lowlands and uplands in West Africa.

Where It Grows

Africa, Arabia, Botswana, Brazil, Cameroon, Central Africa, Dominican Republic, East Africa, Kenya, Malawi, Mauritius, Middle East, Mozambique, Nigeria, Puerto Rico, Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Southern Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, West Africa, West Indies, Zambia, Zimbabwe,

Synonyms

Jasminum blandum S. MooreJasminum fluminense subsp. holstii (Gilg.) TurrillJasminum hildebrandtii Knobl.Jasminum holstii Gilg.Jasminum lanatum Gilg. & Schellenb.Jasminum mauritianum Bojer ex DC.Jasminum megalosiphon Gilg.Jasminum pospischilii Gilg.Jasminum rooseveltii De Wild.Jasminum schroeterianum SchinzJasminum tettense KlotzschJasminum uhligii Gilg & Schellenb.Jasminum zanzibarense Bojer ex Klotzsch

Also Known As

Ambahu, Kamemena

References (9)

Burkill, H. M., 1985, The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4. Kew.
Fowler, D. G., 2007, Zambian Plants: Their Vernacular Names and Uses. Kew. p 52
Grubben, G. J. H. and Denton, O. A. (eds), 2004, Plant Resources of Tropical Africa 2. Vegetables. PROTA, Wageningen, Netherlands. p 562
Hanelt, P. et al, (Eds.), 2001, Mansfield's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. p 1710
Pickering, H., & Roe, E., 2009, Wild Flowers of the Victoria Falls Area. Helen Pickering, London. p 87

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Roodt, V., 1998, Common Wild Flowers of the Okavango Delta. Medicinal Uses and Nutritional value. The Shell Field Guide Series: Part 2. Shell Botswana. p 125
von Katja Rembold, 2011, Conservation status of the vascular plants in East African rain forests. Dissertation Universitat Koblenz-Landau p 170
World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew