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Jasminum andamanicum

Jasminum andamanicum is a rare, endangered climbing jasmine endemic to the Andaman Islands, found in lowland evergreen forest edges with good sunlight. Its cultivation is poorly documented, so grow it in bright, warm, humid conditions similar to its native habitat.

Family
Oleaceae (Olive family)
Grows as
Shrub, Climber
Light
Bright indirect, Part shade
Water
Keep the soil evenly moist during the growing season and reduce watering in cooler months.
Soil
Well-drained, humus-rich potting mix or garden soil.
Temperature
20–32 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
C. & S. Andaman Is.
Climate
wet tropical

About

Jasminum andamanicum is an endangered endemic wild ornamental species described in 1981 from the Andaman Islands in the Bay of Bengal from two old collections by Dr King's Collector in 1894 and another one by C. E. Parkinson in 1914 deposited at CAL and PBL. This species has not been recorded from the islands until 1991 by Mathew and Abraham from Shoal Bay. This species is an evergreen component of the lowland evergreen forests of Andaman Islands. It found to grow alonge the forest edges with ample sunlight.

Other Jasminum plants

Jasminum abyssinicum · Jasminum adenophyllum · Jasminum angulare · Wild Jasmine · Indian Hasmine · Lemon Scented Jasmine · Red Jasmine · Jasminum bignoniaceum · Jasminum calophyllum · Gold Coast jasmine · Desert Jasmine · Ear-leaf Jasmine

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Jasminum andamanicum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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