Trachelospermum

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Trachelospermum
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Trachelospermum jasminoides
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Subfamily: Apocynoideae
Tribe:
Genus: Trachelospermum
Lem.
Synonyms[1]
  • Rhynchospermum Lindl. 1846, illegitimate homonym, not Reinw. 1825
  • Parechites Miq.
  • Microchonea Pierre
Flowers of T. jasminoides

Trachelospermum /trəˌkiːloʊˈspɜːrməm/[2] 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.[1][3]

They have long stems climbing to 12 m or more high in trees. The leaves are opposite, simple broad lanceolate to ovate, 2–8 cm long and 0.5–4 cm broad. The flowers are salverform (like those of Phlox), simple, 2.5–7 cm broad, with five white, pale yellow or purple petals joined together 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.[4]

Species[]

[1]

  1. Trachelospermum asiaticum (Siebold & Zucc.) Nakai - China (incl Tibet + Taiwan), Japan (incl Ryukyu + Bonin Islands), Korea, Indochina, Assam, Borneo, W Malaysia
  2. Woodson - Assam, Bhutan
  3. Hook.f. - China, Himalayas (N + E India, Nepal, Bhutan, Tibet), Thailand, Myanmar
  4. (H.Lév.) Woodson - Tibet, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Sichuan, Taiwan, Yunnan, Zhejiang
  5. Hand.-Mazz. - Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hunan, Sichuan, Tibet
  6. (H.Lév.) H.Lév. - Guangxi, Guizhou, Hunan, Yunnan, Zhejiang, Vietnam
  7. (Blume) Pierre ex Pichon - Java, Sumatra
  8. Trachelospermum jasminoides (Lindl.) Lem. Japan, Korea, Laos, Vietnam, Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Shandong, Shanxi, Sichuan, Taiwan, Tibet, Yunnan, Zhejiang
  9. (D.Don) K.Schum. - Himalayas (N Pakistan, N + E India, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, Thailand)
  10. Lý - C Vietnam
  11. Merr. - Luzon in Philippines

Formerly included[]

[1]

  1. Trachelospermum anceps =
  2. Trachelospermum auritum = Epigynum auritum
  3. Trachelospermum curtisii = Epigynum auritum
  4. Trachelospermum difforme = Thyrsanthella difformis
  5. Trachelospermum esquirolii = Melodinus fusiformis
  6. Trachelospermum laurifolium =
  7. Trachelospermum navaillei =
  8. Trachelospermum obtusifolium =
  9. Trachelospermum philippinense =
  10. Trachelospermum slootenii =
  11. Trachelospermum stans =
  12. Trachelospermum verrucosa =

Uses[]

Some species - notably T. asiaticum and T. jasminoides - are cultivated for their foliage and strongly-scented flowers.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ Sunset Western Garden Book, 1995:606–607
  3. ^ Flora of China Vol. 16 Page 166 络石属 luo shi shu Trachelospermum Lemaire, Jard. Fleur. 1: t. 61. 1851.
  4. ^ Coombes, Allen J. (2012). The A to Z of plant names. USA: Timber Press. pp. 312. ISBN 978-1-60469-196-2.
  5. ^ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1-4053-3296-4.

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