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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.

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