Distribution and Habitat
Jasmines are native to tropical and subtropical regions of Asia, Africa, and Australasia. Of the 200 species, only one is native to Europe. Their center of diversity is in South Asia and Southeast Asia.
Although not native to Europe, a number of jasmine species have become naturalized in Mediterranean Europe. For example the so-called Spanish jasmine or Catalonian jasmine (Jasminum grandiflorum) was originally from Iran and western South Asia and is now naturalized in the Iberian peninsula.
Jasminum fluminense (which is sometimes known by the inaccurate name "Brazilian Jasmine") and Jasminum dichotomum (Gold Coast Jasmine) are invasive species in Hawaii and Florida. Jasminum polyanthum also known as White Jasmine is an invasive weed in Australia.
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