Oleaceae FAMILY

Jasminum elongatum

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Jasminum elongatum is a shrub with slender stems up to 2 metres long and 4cm in diameter.The stems can be erect or can climb into the surrounding vegetation[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. , 713 Title Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Publication Author Website http://www.anbg.gov.au/cpbr/cd-keys/rfk/index.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An online resource giving botanical information, and a little bit about plant usage, for over 2,700 species of plants found in the Australian rainforest. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine. This species has potential in horticulture because of its somewhat shrubby habit, grey-green foliage and large white perfumed flowers[ 713 Title Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Publication Author Website http://www.anbg.gov.au/cpbr/cd-keys/rfk/index.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An online resource giving botanical information, and a little bit about plant usage, for over 2,700 species of plants found in the Australian rainforest. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - southern China, Nepal, NE India, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines to New Guinea, Australia

HabitatVery common in open or disturbed primary and secondary forest and forest fringes; at elevations from sea-level up to about 1,500 metres, occasionally to 3,000 metres[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ].