What is Jasmine?
{{For|name, other uses|Yasmin}} {{Taxobox | name = Jasmine | image = (MHNT) Jasminum polyanthum – flowers and buds.jpg | image_width = 240px | image_caption = ''Jasminum polyanthum'' | regnum = [[Plant]]ae | divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]] | classis = [[Magnoliopsida]] | ordo = [[Lamiales]] | familia = [[Oleaceae]] | genus = ''Jasminum'' }} '''Jasmine''' is a [[genus]] of [[plant]]s, ''Jasminum''. They are [[shrub]]s or [[vine]]s that grow in moderately warm [[climates]]. There are about 200 different species of ''Jasminum''. They are also a favourite in [[garden]]s. [[Tea]] can be made from the flowers. Some species are used to make special [[oil]], [[perfume]]s or [[incense]]. Women, especially from [[Asia]] sometimes wear jasmine flowers in their [[hair]]. Jasmine flowers are white or yellow in colour, although in rare instances they can be slightly reddish. Jasmine flowers are well known for their lovely smell. Jasmine is also a female name. ==Gallery== <gallery> Image:Jasminum polyanthum flowers.JPG|Jasmine flowers (closeup) Image:Jasmine tea.jpg|Jasmine tea </gallery> {{biology-stub}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Oleaceae]] [[Category:Plants of Asia]] [[Category:Plants of Australia]]