OLEACEAE 365 
superior, 2-celled, ovules 1 to 8. Fruit fleshy or capsular, globose or ovoid, 
sometimes winged. Seeds 1 or 2 in each cell. 
Genera 21, species about 400, in most tropical and temperate regions, 
4 genera and about 30 species in the Philippines. 
1. JASMINUM Linnaeus 
Erect or scandent shrubs, glabrous or pubescent. Leaves opposite or 
alternate, simple, 8-foliolate, or odd-pinnate, the petiole usually jointed. 
Inflorescence cymose, dichotomous or trichotomous, rarely simple or the 
flowers solitary. Calyx 4- to 9-fid, the tube usually funnel-shaped, the 
teeth, linear, sometimes very short or nearly wanting. Corolla salver- 
shaped, the tube slender, long or short, the lobes 4 to 9, spreading. Stamens 
2, included. Ovary 2-celled. Fruit fleshy, often in pairs, or by suppres- 
sion of one of the carpels simple. (From the Arabian name.) 
Species 100 or more, warm and poRe part of the Old World, about 15 
in the Philippines. 
Ng a Re a ee a a EE Hae Clea 1. J. grandiflorum 
1. Leaves simple. 
2. Calyx-teeth much shorter than the tube........................ 2. J. aculeatum 
2. Calyx-teeth much longer than the tube. 
8. Cymes few-flowered; corolla double; leaves acute or rounded at the 
0 BEEN <a ale, Sie SS Se Pe 2S AP cae Aes Re 3. J. sambac 
3. Cymes densely many-flowered; corolla single; leaves cordate at the 
EE Renal ROO REST Sa ne Pal ay SY ener 4. J. multiflorum 
“1. J. GRANDIFLORUM L. 
A glabrous woody vine reaching a length of 8 m, the branches often 
pendulous. Leaves odd-pinnate, 6 to 9 cm long. Leaflets about 9, the 
lower ones shortly stalked, the upper ones sessile, often somewhat fused, 
ovate, sharply pointed, 1 to 2 cm long. Inflorescence terminal, cymose, few- 
flowered. Calyx-teeth very slender, about 7 mm long. Corolla white, the 
tube slender, nearly 2.cm long, the lobes spreading, 1.5 em long. 
Occasionally cultivated, but not spontaneous, fl. most of the year. A 
native of India. 
2. J. aculeatum (Blanco) Walp. 
A somewhat scandent glabrous shrub 2 to 5 m high. Leaves simple, 
ovate to oblong-ovate, acuminate, base usually rounded, 4 to 7 cm long, 
2 to 3.5 em wide, shining; petioles jointed, the persistent bases simulating 
short blunt spines. Inflorescence axillary and terminating the short lateral 
branches, few-flowered, often with only from 1 to 3 flowers. Calyx green, 
with 4 to 6 short teeth. Corolla white, the tube slender, 1.5 to 2.5 cm 
long, the lobes 6 to 8, narrowly lanceolate, acuminate, spreading, about 
1.5 cm long. Fruit globose or ovoid, glabrous, fleshy, black, about 8 mm 
in diameter. (FI. Filip. pl. 445, J. marianum.) 
In thickets, San Pedro Macati, Masambong, etc., fl. most of the year; 
widely distributed in the Philippines. Endemic. 
*3. J. SAMBAC (L.) Ait. Campopot (Tag.); Sampaguita (Sp.-Fil.); 
Jasmine. 
A spreading or subscandent, glabrous shrub usually less than 2 m high. 
Leaves ovate, obtuse, acute, or shortly acuminate, glossy, 6 to 12 cm long, 
short-petioled. Inflorescence axillary, solitary, peduncled, few-flowered, 
