Jasminum odoratissimum L.
Half-hardy evergreen climber with alternate, bluntish, pinnate leaves, with 3 leaflets, and fragrant whitish-yellow flowers. [Don].
Horticultural & Botanical History
‘The flowers of most of the species of Jasmine are odoriferous, trivial names therefore expressive of this quality are ineligible, as wanting character; the present name is peculiarly objectionable, inasmuch as several other species are greatly superior to this point of fragrance: a lesson for Botanists to abstain from trivial names of the superlative degree, such as odoratissimum, foetidissimum, maximum, minimum, etc. The present species, according to Mr. Aiton, is a native of Madeira, and was cultivated by Mr. Miller, in 1730; it is now a plant common in most greenhouses: it will form a shrub of considerable size, which requires no support.’ [BM t.285/1794].
History at Camden Park
Listed only in the 1843 catalogue.
Notes
Published Jan 20, 2010 - 11:39 AM | Last updated Jul 28, 2010 - 02:42 PM
Jasminum odoratissimum L. | BM t.285/1794 | BHL
| Family | Oleaceae |
|---|---|
| Category | |
| Region of origin | Madeira |
| Synonyms | |
| Common Name | |
| Name in the Camden Park Record |
Jasminum odoratissimum |
| Confidence level | high |