Blistering Ammania vs Summer Jasmine

Ammannia baccifera compared with Jasminum officinale

Key Differences

• Blistering Ammania is Least Concern while Summer Jasmine is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blistering Ammania	Summer Jasmine
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Myrtales (Myrtales)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Lythraceae	Oleaceae
Genus	Ammannia	Jasminum
Species	Ammannia baccifera	Jasminum officinale

Evolutionary Relationship

Blistering Ammania and Summer Jasmine share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Blistering Ammania

LC — Least Concern

Summer Jasmine

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blistering Ammania	Summer Jasmine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blistering Ammania

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (5 countries), Europe (Greece, Italy, North Macedonia), and Oceania and the Pacific (Palau).

Summer Jasmine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya, Rwanda), Asia (Iraq), Europe (12 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Blistering Ammania

The Blistering Ammania (Ammannia baccifera) is a species in the genus Ammannia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇬🇷 Greece 🇮🇹 Italy