Jasminum fluminense

Family: Oleaceae

What it is like

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.

Where it is found

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

Countries/locations it is found in

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

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Leaves, vegetable

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Ambahu, Kamemena

Synonyms

Jasminum blandum S. Moore; Jasminum fluminense subsp. holstii (Gilg.) Turrill; Jasminum 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 Schinz; Jasminum tettense Klotzsch; Jasminum uhligii Gilg & Schellenb.; Jasminum zanzibarense Bojer ex Klotzsch;