Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Jasminum fruticans in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 7.
today: The current name for this species is Jasminum fruticans L.
original Latin description
Jasminum foliis alternis ternatis simplicibusque, ramis angulatis.
English translation
Jasminum with leaves alternate, ternate, and simple; with branches angular.
| Jasminum | Jasminum |
| with leaves | foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, -i |
| alternate, | alternis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective alternus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |
| ternate, | ternatis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective ternatus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |
| and simple; | simplicibusque - ablative plural neuter of group B adjective simplex, simplex, simplex + enclitic -que (= and); modifies foliis |
| with stems | ramis - ablative plural of second declension masculine noun ramus, -i |
| angular. | angulatis - ablative plural masculine of group A adjective angulatus, -a, -um (refers to cross-section); modifies ramis |