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Gold Coast jasmine

SPECIES

1. KingdomPlantae
2. PhylumTracheophyta
3. ClassMagnoliopsida
4. OrderLamiales
5. FamilyOleaceae

Native toAssam, East Himalaya, Myanmar, Nepal, West Himalaya

Observations209

Jasminum dichotomum,a member of the family Fabaceae and is also known as Gold coast jasmine, Yloma-kongoleng ma-kutt-a-kutt, Mo li, Matsuri-ka, Melati, Melor, and Mallika (Austin, 1999: 174). This species is native to tropical Africa and Asia, including western and central Africa, China, Japan, Malaysia and India (Austin, 1999: 174; Weaver & Anderson, 2012: 1). In United States,J. dichotomumis only found in Florida, but it is invasive species (NatureServe, 2015) and has been listed as a category 1 by the Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council (FLEPPC) (Weaver & Anderson, 2012: 1). In FLEPPC, category 1 mean “invasive exotics that are altering native plant communities by displacing native species, changing community structures or ecological functions, or hybridizing with natives” (FLEPPC, 2015). The conservation status forJ. dichotomumhas not been assessed (NatureServe, 2014). Jasminum dichotomum is a shrub or vine that can reach 7.6 m, with evergreen, glossy, ovate, simple leaves (Weaver & Anderson, 2012: 1; Hammer, 2000: 13). The flowers can be white or pink and have 5-7 petals (Weaver & Anderson, 2012: 1). The flowers open at night and are fragrant (Weaver & Anders