Jasminum affine Royle ex Lindley; J. officinale var. affine (Royle ex Lindley) G. Nicholson; J. officinale f. affine (Royle ex Lindley) Rehder.

Plants 0.4-5 m. Leaflets (3-)5-7(-9), glabrous or sparsely pubescent, terminal one 1-4.5 × 0.4-2 cm, lateral ones ovate to elliptic, 0.5-3 × 0.3-1.3 cm; petiole glabrous. Calyx glabrous or sparsely pubescent. Fl. May-Aug, fr. Sep. 2n = 46*.

Valleys, ravines, thickets, woods, alpine meadows; 1800-3800 m. SW Guizhou, Sichuan, Xizang, Yunnan [Bhutan, India, Kashmir, Nepal, Tajikistan].