''Trachelospermum'' Star Jasmine, Confederate Jasmine, is a

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evergreen In botany, an evergreen is a plant which has foliage that remains green and functional through more than one growing season. This also pertains to plants that retain their foliage only in warm climates, and contrasts with deciduous plants, which ...

woody

vine A vine (Latin ''vīnea'' "grapevine", "vineyard", from ''vīnum'' "wine") is any plant with a growth habit of trailing or scandent (that is, climbing) stems, lianas or runners. The word ''vine'' can also refer to such stems or runners themselv ...

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dogbane Dogbane, dog-bane, dog's bane, and other variations, some of them regional and some transient, are names for certain plants that are reputed to kill or repel dogs; "bane" originally meant "slayer", and was later applied to plants to indicate tha ...

family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its ...

Apocynaceae Apocynaceae (from ''Apocynum'', Greek for "dog-away") is a family of flowering plants that includes trees, shrubs, herbs, stem succulents, and vines, commonly known as the dogbane family, because some taxa were used as dog poison Members of the ...

, first described as a genus in 1851. All species are

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to southern and eastern

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.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
/ref>Flora of China Vol. 16 Page 166 络石属 luo shi shu ''Trachelospermum'' Lemaire, Jard. Fleur. 1: t. 61. 1851.
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are opposite, simple broad lanceolate to ovate, 2–8 cm long and 0.5–4 cm broad. The

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s are salverform (like those of

Phlox ''Phlox'' (; Greek φλόξ "flame"; plural "phlox" or "phloxes", Greek φλόγες ''phlóges'') is a genus of 67 species of perennial and annual plants in the family Polemoniaceae. They are found mostly in North America (one in Siberia) in di ...

), simple, 2.5–7 cm broad, with five white, pale yellow or purple petals joined at the base to form a tube. The generic name ''Trachelospermum'' comes from the Greek, literally meaning "neck seed", and referring to the seed shape. Despite its common name, the species is not a "true jasmine" and not of the genus

Jasminum Jasmine ( taxonomic name: ''Jasminum''; , ) is a genus of shrubs and vines in the olive family (Oleaceae). It contains around 200 species native to tropical and warm temperate regions of Eurasia, Africa, and Oceania. Jasmines are widely cultiva ...

Species

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Trachelospermum asiaticum ''Trachelospermum asiaticum'', the Asiatic jasmine, is a species of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae and it is native to Asia. Its flowers resemble stars, so it is also referred to as yellow star jasmine or Asian star jasmine. This is a ...

'' (Siebold & Zucc.) Nakai - China (incl Tibet + Taiwan), Japan (incl Ryukyu + Bonin Islands), Korea, Indochina, Assam, Borneo, W Malaysia # ''

Trachelospermum assamense ''Trachelospermum'' Star Jasmine, Confederate Jasmine, is a genus of evergreen woody vines in the dogbane family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1851. All species are native to southern and eastern Asia. They have long stems climb ...

'' Woodson - Assam, Bhutan # ''

Trachelospermum axillare ''Trachelospermum'' Star Jasmine, Confederate Jasmine, is a genus of evergreen woody vines in the dogbane family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1851. All species are native to southern and eastern Asia. They have long stems climb ...

'' Hook.f. - China, Himalayas (N + E India, Nepal, Bhutan, Tibet), Thailand, Myanmar # ''

Trachelospermum bodinieri ''Trachelospermum'' Star Jasmine, Confederate Jasmine, is a genus of evergreen woody vines in the dogbane family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1851. All species are native to southern and eastern Asia. They have long stems climb ...

'' (H.Lév.) Woodson - Tibet, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Sichuan, Taiwan, Yunnan, Zhejiang # ''

Trachelospermum brevistylum ''Trachelospermum'' Star Jasmine, Confederate Jasmine, is a genus of evergreen woody vines in the dogbane family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1851. All species are native to southern and eastern Asia. They have long stems climb ...

'' Hand.-Mazz. - Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hunan, Sichuan, Tibet # ''

Trachelospermum dunnii ''Trachelospermum'' Star Jasmine, Confederate Jasmine, is a genus of evergreen woody plant, woody vines in the dogbane family (biology), family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1851. All species are native plant, native to southern an ...

'' (H.Lév.) H.Lév. - Guangxi, Guizhou, Hunan, Yunnan, Zhejiang, Vietnam # ''

Trachelospermum inflatum ''Trachelospermum'' Star Jasmine, Confederate Jasmine, is a genus of evergreen woody vines in the dogbane family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1851. All species are native to southern and eastern Asia. They have long stems climb ...

'' (Blume) Pierre ex Pichon - Java, Sumatra # ''

Trachelospermum jasminoides ''Trachelospermum jasminoides'' is a species of flowering plant in the family (biology), family Apocynaceae, native plant, native to eastern and southeastern Asia (Japan, Korea, southern China and Vietnam).Flora of China''Trachelospermum jasmino ...

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Lem. Charles Antoine Lemaire (1 November 1800, in Paris – 22 June 1871, in Paris), was a French botanist and botanical author, noted for his publications on Cactaceae. Education Born the son of Antoine Charles Lemaire and Marie Jeanne Davio, he ha ...

Japan, Korea, Laos, Vietnam, Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Shandong, Shanxi, Sichuan, Taiwan, Tibet, Yunnan, Zhejiang # ''

Trachelospermum lucidum ''Trachelospermum'' Star Jasmine, Confederate Jasmine, is a genus of evergreen woody vines in the dogbane family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1851. All species are native to southern and eastern Asia. They have long stems climb ...

'' (D.Don) K.Schum. - Himalayas (N Pakistan, N + E India, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, Thailand) # ''

Trachelospermum ninhii ''Trachelospermum'' Star Jasmine, Confederate Jasmine, is a genus of evergreen woody vines in the dogbane family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1851. All species are native to southern and eastern Asia. They have long stems climb ...

'' Lý - C Vietnam # ''

Trachelospermum vanoverberghii ''Trachelospermum'' Star Jasmine, Confederate Jasmine, is a genus of evergreen woody vines in the dogbane family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1851. All species are native to southern and eastern Asia. They have long stems climb ...

'' Merr. - Luzon in Philippines

Formerly included

# ''Trachelospermum anceps = Kibatalia macrophylla'' # ''Trachelospermum auritum = Epigynum auritum'' # ''Trachelospermum curtisii = Epigynum auritum'' # ''Trachelospermum difforme = Thyrsanthella difformis'' # ''Trachelospermum esquirolii = Melodinus fusiformis'' # ''Trachelospermum laurifolium = Kibatalia laurifolia'' # ''Trachelospermum navaillei = Aganosma schlechteriana'' # ''Trachelospermum obtusifolium =

Anodendron wrayi ''Anodendron'' is a genus of plant in the family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1844. It is native to most of tropical Asia: China, the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, and some islands of the western Pacific.Middleton, ...

'' # ''Trachelospermum philippinense = Micrechites serpyllifolius'' # ''Trachelospermum slootenii = Chonemorpha verrucosa'' # ''Trachelospermum stans = Mandevilla foliosa'' # ''Trachelospermum verrucosa = Chonemorpha verrucosa''

Uses

Some species - notably ''T. asiaticum'' and ''T. jasminoides'' - are cultivated for their foliage and strongly-scented flowers.

References

External links

Trachelospermum jasminoides
Apocynaceae genera Apocyneae {{Apocynaceae-stub