Jasminum mesnyi
Common name
primrose jasmine
Family
Oleaceae
Flora category
Vascular – Exotic
Structural class
Trees & Shrubs - Dicotyledons
Conservation status
Not applicable
Habitat
Abandoned gardens, waste places by streams and roadsides
Similar taxa
Has yellow flowers similar to J. humile and J. nudiflorum. J. mensyi can be distinguished from J. humile by its opposite leaves and semi-double flowers. J. nudiflorum is also opposite but is deciduous and has smaller flowers.
Flower colours
Yellow
Life cycle
Reproduction is by stem layering, only really a minor escape from cultivation.
Year naturalised
1981
Origin
W. China
Reason for introduction
Ornamental
Etymology
jasminum: Believed to be derived from ‘ysmyn’, the Arabic name for Jasmine.
References and further reading
Johnson, A. T. and Smith, H. A (1986). Plant Names Simplified: Their pronunciation, derivation and meaning. Landsman Bookshop Ltd: Buckenhill, UK.