Star jasmine
Jasminum multiflorum

Family: Oleaceae

What it is like

A scrambling shrub. It grows 3 m tall. The leaves are opposite and simple. They are broadly oval and 3-8 cm long by 1.5-5 cm wide. The flowers are white and have a scent.

Medicine.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, Australia, Bangladesh, Belize, Central America, China, Cook Is., Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Hawaii, Himalayas, Honduras, India (country/location of origin), Jamaica, Laos, Leeward Is., Mexico, Myanmar, Nepal, Nicaragua, Panama, Pakistan, Puerto Rico, Samoa, SE Asia, Thailand, Trinidad-Tobago, Vietnam, Windward Is.

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Caution

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Nyctanthes multiflora Burm.f.; and several others