Abstract:Jasminum elongatum is a climbing shrub, usually grows in the evergreen broad-leaved forests and forest edges in south China. In order to understand the sexual system and reproductive characters of J. elongatum, the distylous floral morphology, pollen-ovule ratios, ancillary floral characters, inter- and intra-morph incompatibility were studied. The results showed that there are significant differences between L- and S-morph in style length, stigma and anther heights, corolla tube diameter, and corolla tube length. The flower of J. elongatum showed pollen dimorphism in terms of size and ornamentation, and stigmatic dimorphism in terms of size and shape. After artificial pollination, the inter-type cross-pollination between long-styled and short-styled flowers grew normally, and the pollen tubes could enter the ovary after pollination 8 hours. However, self-pollination and intra-type cross-pollination showed incompatibility. The pollen tubes were inhibited on the surface of the S-morph stigma and in the middle of L-morph stigma respectively, and the pollen tubes were deformed and swollen with callose accumulation at the tip. Therefore, the flower of J. elongatum was atypical dimorphic style in morphology and had a strict heteromorphic self-incompatibility system.