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. |
