Native jasmine
Jasminum simplicifolium subsp. australiense, Fam. Oleaceae
Climber or scrambling shrub. simplicifolium from the Latin ‘simplex simplicis’ single, simple and ‘folium’ leaf, referring to the one-foliolate leaves.
Weed Category: | |
Weed: | No |
Form or habit: | Vine (Climbing, Twining or groundcover), Shrub |
Family: | Oleaceae |
Leaf: | One-foliolate, opposite, entire, leaflets narrowly to broadly ovate or elliptic, 2-9 x 1-6cm, glabrous, two lateral veins. |
Flower conspicuous: | Conspicuous |
Flower colour: |
White |
Flower description: | Terminal clusters of many white, very fragrant, jasmine like flowers. October to April. |
Fruit conspicuous: | Conspicuous |
Fruit colour: |
Black |
Fruit: | |
Fruit description: | Glossy black when ripe, globose berries, about 1cm in diameter, in clusters. February to June. |
Habitat: | Littoral rainforest, rainforest. |
Distribution | Queensland, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Melanesia. |
Food source for: | Fruit eaten by the satin bowerbird. Larval food plant of the moth Palaeodes samealis. |
Toxicity: | No toxicity known |
Origin: | Australia, Melanesia. |
Notes: | Easily grown from seed. |
Information sources: | Melzer R. & Plumb J. (2007) Plants of Capricornia. |