[4][6][7]: 193  It contains around 200 species native to tropical and warm temperate regions of Eurasia, Africa, and Oceania.

The village of Shubra Beloula in Egypt grows most of the jasmine used by the global perfume industry.

[8] Jasmine can be either deciduous or evergreen, and can be erect, spreading, or climbing shrubs and vines.

The leaves are borne in opposing or alternating arrangement and can be of simple, trifoliate, or pinnate formation.

[15][16] Jasminum polyanthum, also known as pink jasmine, is an invasive weed in Australia.

[21] Species belonging to the genus are classified under the tribe Jasmineae of the olive family (Oleaceae).

[24] Jasmonates occur ubiquitously across the plant kingdom, having key roles in responses to environmental cues, such as heat or cold stress, and participate in the signal transduction pathways of many plants.