Jasminum aemulum

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Scientific Name : Jasminum aemulum

" This is a shrub that grows to a small tree, 4 m or taller. The leaves are oblong, 9 cm long and 5 cm wide, shortly rounded at apex, dark green on both surfaces. The flowers are borne on axils of leaves, white, fragrant, 3.5 cm wide.

In Palawan where it is endemic, it is found in Mt. Pulgar, Mt. Binohan, Puerto Princesa, Brooke's Point, Narra, Aborlan, Tacduan and Zigzag Road. The plant bears numerous flowers and is highly ornamental."

Domingo A. Madulid, A Pictorial Guide to the Noteworthy Plants of Palawan, ( Palawan Tropical Forestry Protection Programme, 2002 ) , P. 75