Jasminum dichotomum

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Gold Coast Jasmine
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Lamiales Family: Oleaceae Genus: Jasminum Species: J. dichotomum
Binomial name
Jasminum dichotomum Vahl

Jasminium dichotomum (Gold Coast Jasmine) is a species of jasmine, in the family Oleaceae.

The plant is an evergreen climber which grows as a rambling shrub or woody vine. The flowers are quite fragrant and open at night, coloured pink when budding then white; these appear at the leaf axils in cluster. It blooms year round. The leaves are opposite. The fleshy fruit is small.

The species is endemic to tropical West Africa, but it has been introduced to other regions. In the Florida area of the United States of America, this plant is an invasive weed; introduced as an ornamental plant in the 1920. Spreading from gardens in the 1970s, in areas with soil disturbance, the species began occupying hammocks and forests.

Its vining habit can be trimmed in a dense shrub. Glossy leaves are very ornamental in contrast with dark pink buds and snow white flowers.

Synonyms for this species include: Jasminum brevipes, J. bukobense, J. gardeniodorum, J. gossweileri, J. guineense, J. mathildae, J. noctiflorum, J. ternifolium, J. ternum.

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