The flowers are quite fragrant and open at night, coloured pink when budding then white; these appear at the leaf axils in cluster.

[2] Jasminium dichotomum is native to tropical western and central Africa from Senegal east to Kenya and Ethiopia, south to Mozambique and Zambia, but it has been introduced to other regions and is reportedly naturalized in Florida and India.

Spreading from gardens in the 1970s, in areas with soil disturbance, the species began occupying hammocks and forests.

Glossy leaves are very ornamental in contrast with dark pink buds and snow white flowers.

'Jasminum' is a Latinized form of the Persian word, 'yasemin' for sweetly scented plants.