Jasmine or Jessamine (Jasminum) is a genus of
shrubs and
vines in the olive family (
Oleaceae), with about 200 species, native to tropical and warm temperate regions of the
Old World. The majority of species grow as climbers on other plants or on structures. The
leaves can be either
evergreen or
deciduous, and are opposite in most species; leaf shape is simple, trifoliate or
pinnate with up to nine leaflets.
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