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Jasmine
Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Scrophulariales
Family: Oleaceae
Genus: Jasmium

Jasmine is a shrub of the genus Jasminum, with about 300 species, (Family: Oleaceae.), native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Old World, and widely cultivated. The majority of species grow as climbers on other plants or on structures.

Jasmine flowers are mostly white, with some yellow flowered species. They are often sweetly and strongly scented. They are much grown for their flowers, to be enjoyed in the garden, as house plants, and for cut flowers. The flowers are worn by women in their hair in southern and southeast Asia.

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