Jasminum azoricum

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Jasminum azoricum
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Oleaceae
Genus: Jasminum
Species:
J. azoricum
Binomial name
Jasminum azoricum
L.

Jasminum azoricum, the lemon-scented jasmine, is a species of flowering plant in the olive family. It is an evergreen twining vine native to the Portuguese island of Madeira. [2] [3] [4] The compound leaves consist of 3 bright green leaflets. [2] The fragrant white star-shaped flowers appear in panicles from the leaf axils in summer, evolving from deep pink buds. [2] [5]

The species is critically endangered in its native Madeira. Reports of remaining populations vary between 6 and 50 individual plants in two separate areas, Funchal and Ribeira Brava. [1]

Jasminum azoricum, which does not tolerate freezing temperatures, [6] has long been in cultivation in Europe as a greenhouse plant with records in Netherlands since 1693 and England from about 1724. [5] It has been prized for its bright evergreen foliage, long flowering period and scented blooms. [5] Plants are readily propagated from cuttings and by layering. [5] The species prefers a sunny, frost-free position with support from structures such as fences or posts. [2]

In the UK this plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. [6] [7]

References

  1. 1 2 Fernandes, F. (2011). "Jasminum azoricum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2011: e.T162250A5564173. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T162250A5564173.en . Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 R. G. Turner Jr.; Ernie Wasson, eds. (1999). Botanica: The Illustrated A-Z of Over 10,000 garden plants (3rd ed.). Barnes and Noble inc. p.  488. ISBN   0760716420.
  3. ↑ "Jasminum azoricum". Germplasm Resources Information Network . Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture . Retrieved 8 January 2013.
  4. ↑ "'Jasminum azoricum L." The Plant List; Version 1. (published on the internet). 2010. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Sydenham Teast Edwards; John Lindley (1815). The Botanical Register: Consisting of Coloured Figures of Exotic Plants Cultivated in British Gardens with Their History and Mode of Treatment. pp.  92–. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
  6. 1 2 "RHS Plantfinder - Jasminum azoricum" . Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  7. ↑ "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 56. Retrieved 14 March 2018.

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