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Genus of plants
Flowers of T. jasminoides
Trachelospermum
[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 .
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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 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.
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Despite its common name, the species is
not a "true jasmine" and not of the genus
Jasminum .
Species
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Trachelospermum asiaticum (Siebold & Zucc.) Nakai - China (incl Tibet + Taiwan), Japan (incl Ryukyu + Bonin Islands), Korea, Indochina, Assam, Borneo, W Malaysia
Trachelospermum assamense Woodson - Assam, Bhutan
Trachelospermum axillare Hook.f. - China, Himalayas (N + E India, Nepal, Bhutan, Tibet), Thailand, Myanmar
Trachelospermum bodinieri (H.Lév.) Woodson - Tibet, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Sichuan, Taiwan, Yunnan, Zhejiang
Trachelospermum brevistylum Hand.-Mazz. - Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hunan, Sichuan, Tibet
Trachelospermum dunnii (H.Lév.) H.Lév. - Guangxi, Guizhou, Hunan, Yunnan, Zhejiang, Vietnam
Trachelospermum inflatum (Blume) Pierre ex Pichon - Java, Sumatra
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
Trachelospermum lucidum (D.Don) K.Schum. - Himalayas (N Pakistan, N + E India, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, Thailand)
Trachelospermum ninhii Lý - C Vietnam
Trachelospermum vanoverberghii Merr. - Luzon in Philippines
Formerly included
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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
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.
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References
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