Taxon:  Jasminum grandiflorum L.



Summary
Genus:
Jasminum
Section:
Jasminum
Family:
Oleaceae
Tribe:
Jasmineae
Nomen number:
407300
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. ed. 2, 1:9.  1762
Verified:
09/30/2011 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
1 (1  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Jasminum grandiflorum L. subsp. floribundum (R. Br. ex Fresen.) P. S. Green (0 active accession[s])
Jasminum grandiflorum L. subsp. grandiflorum (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Adams, C. 1972. Flowering plants of Jamaica
  2. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
  3. Bosser, J. M. et al., eds. 1976-. Flores des Mascareignes.
  4. Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
  5. Chowdhery, H. J. & B. M. Wadhwa. 1984. Flora of Himachal Pradesh.
  6. Craker, L. E. & J. E. Simon, eds. 1986-1987. Herbs, spices, and medicinal plants, 2 vols.
  7. Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
  8. Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 1488.
  9. Green, P. & D. Miller. 2009. The genus Jasminum in cultivation 21.
  10. Green, P. S. 1986. Jasminum in Arabia: studies in the genus Jasminum L. (Oleaceae): X. Kew Bull. 41:414.
  11. Grierson, A. J. C. & D. J. Long. 1984-. Flora of Bhutan including a record of plants from Sikkim.
  12. Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
  13. Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
  14. Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards. 1989-. Flora of Ethiopia Note: Eritrea added in 2000
  15. Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
  16. Jardín Botánico Nacional. 1998-. Flora de la República de Cuba
  17. Liogier, H. A. 1981-. Flora of Hispaniola: Part 1; La Flora de la Española. Part II-.
  18. Liogier, H. A. 1984-. Descriptive flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands.
  19. Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
  20. Oyen, L. P. A. & Nguyen Xuan Dung, eds. 1999. Essential-oil plants. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 19:114-117.
  21. Pajaujis Anonis, D. 1993. Flower oils and floral compounds in perfumery.
  22. Personal Care Products Council. International Nomenclature Cosmetic Ingredient
  23. Smith, A. C. 1979-1991. Flora vitiensis nova.
  24. Thulin, M., ed. 1993-. Flora of Somalia.
  25. Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora.
  26. Watson, J. F. 1868. Index to the native and scientific names of Indian and other eastern economic plants and products
  27. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
EnglishCatalonian jasmine  1Craker, L. E. & J. E. Simon, eds. 1986-1987. Herbs, spices, and medicinal plants, 2 vols.
Englishroyal jasmine  1Craker, L. E. & J. E. Simon, eds. 1986-1987. Herbs, spices, and medicinal plants, 2 vols.
EnglishSpanish jasmine  1Craker, L. E. & J. E. Simon, eds. 1986-1987. Herbs, spices, and medicinal plants, 2 vols.
Frenchjasmin à grandes fleurs  2Craker, L. E. & J. E. Simon, eds. 1986-1987. Herbs, spices, and medicinal plants, 2 vols.
Germanchinesischer Tee-Jasmin  2Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 1488.
Indiachambel  2Watson, J. F. 1868. Index to the native and scientific names of Indian and other eastern economic plants and products
Portuguese (Brazil)jasmim-dos-poetas  2Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Portuguese (Brazil)jasmim-espanhol  2Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Portuguese (Brazil)jasmim-italiano  2Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Portuguese (Brazil)jasmim-real  2Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Swedishluktjasmin  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Transcribed Chinesesu xin hua  2Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaKenya  Green, P. & D. Miller. 2009. The genus Jasminum in cultivation 21.
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaUganda  Green, P. & D. Miller. 2009. The genus Jasminum in cultivation 21.
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaDjibouti  Thulin, M., ed. 1993-. Flora of Somalia.
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaEritrea  Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards. 1989-. Flora of Ethiopia Note: Eritrea added in 2000
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaEthiopia  Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards. 1989-. Flora of Ethiopia Note: Eritrea added in 2000
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaSomalia  Thulin, M., ed. 1993-. Flora of Somalia.
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaSudan  Green, P. & D. Miller. 2009. The genus Jasminum in cultivation 21.
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaRwanda  Green, P. & D. Miller. 2009. The genus Jasminum in cultivation 21.
1NativeAsia-TemperateArabian PeninsulaOman  Green, P. S. 1986. Jasminum in Arabia: studies in the genus Jasminum L. (Oleaceae): X. Kew Bull. 41:414.
1NativeAsia-TemperateArabian PeninsulaSaudi Arabia  Green, P. S. 1986. Jasminum in Arabia: studies in the genus Jasminum L. (Oleaceae): X. Kew Bull. 41:414.
1NativeAsia-TemperateArabian PeninsulaYemen  Green, P. S. 1986. Jasminum in Arabia: studies in the genus Jasminum L. (Oleaceae): X. Kew Bull. 41:414.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaHimachal Pradesh Chowdhery, H. J. & B. M. Wadhwa. 1984. Flora of Himachal Pradesh.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaJammu and Kashmir Chowdhery, H. J. & B. M. Wadhwa. 1984. Flora of Himachal Pradesh.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentPakistan  Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
2Cultivated    widely cult.Green, P. & D. Miller. 2009. The genus Jasminum in cultivation 21.
2CultivatedAfricaNorthern AfricaAlgeria  Green, P. & D. Miller. 2009. The genus Jasminum in cultivation 21.
2CultivatedAfricaNorthern AfricaEgypt  Green, P. & D. Miller. 2009. The genus Jasminum in cultivation 21.
2CultivatedAfricaNorthern AfricaMorocco  Green, P. & D. Miller. 2009. The genus Jasminum in cultivation 21.
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia  Green, P. & D. Miller. 2009. The genus Jasminum in cultivation 21.
2CultivatedEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly  Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
2CultivatedEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance  Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
4Naturalized    occasionally natzd. in tropicsGreen, P. & D. Miller. 2009. The genus Jasminum in cultivation 21.
Native
Africa
  • NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Sudan, Somalia
  • EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Kenya, Uganda
  • WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA: Rwanda
Asia-Temperate
  • ARABIAN PENINSULA: Oman, Saudi Arabia, Yemen
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India [Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir], Pakistan
Cultivated

  • REGION:
Africa
  • NORTHERN AFRICA: Algeria, Egypt, Morocco
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India
Europe
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Italy
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: France
Naturalized (occasionally natzd. in tropics)

Reference(s)
  1. Chowdhery, H. J. & B. M. Wadhwa. 1984. Flora of Himachal Pradesh.
  2. Green, P. & D. Miller. 2009. The genus Jasminum in cultivation 21.
  3. Green, P. S. 1986. Jasminum in Arabia: studies in the genus Jasminum L. (Oleaceae): X. Kew Bull. 41:414.
  4. Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
  5. Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards. 1989-. Flora of Ethiopia Note: Eritrea added in 2000
  6. Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
  7. Thulin, M., ed. 1993-. Flora of Somalia.
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora.
Environmentalornamental Smith, A. C. 1979-1991. Flora vitiensis nova.
Food additivesflavoringfor "jasmine tea"Green, P. & D. Miller. 2009. The genus Jasminum in cultivation 21.
Materialsessential oils Oyen, L. P. A. & Nguyen Xuan Dung, eds. 1999. Essential-oil plants. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 19:114-117.
Materialsessential oilsused in perfumeryPajaujis Anonis, D. 1993. Flower oils and floral compounds in perfumery.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=407300. Accessed 17 April 2026.