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The jasmine is famous for its flowers. Some species are well known for their fragrant oil, used as a perfume or to perfume tea. Jasmine is a type of olive plant, a shrub in the (Scientific Classification) Plantae Kingdom Plants are then sub-classified into Division and Class. Jasmines are in the Angiosperm(Magnoliophyta) Division, and of the group/class called Eudicots (Magnoliopsida.) Within the Edudicots they are in the Asterid (star-like flowers) group.

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* Order: Lamiales * Family: Oleaceae (Olive) * Tribe: Jasmineae * Genus: Jasminum * Species: Any one of about 200 to 400 types! The common Jasmine is Jasminum officinale, of which there are several varieties. THE JASMINE 'FLOWER': Different types of jasmine plants have different types of flowers. They may have different shapes, colors and numbers of petals. They may have four, five or six corolla lobe petals. Some jasmines are double petalled or have petal clusters. For more information, see Related links below.

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