''Trachelospermum'' , is a

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evergreen In botany, an evergreen is a plant which has Leaf, foliage that remains green and functional throughout the year. This contrasts with deciduous plants, which lose their foliage completely during the winter or dry season. Consisting of many diffe ...

woody

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dogbane Dogbane, dog-bane (plant), 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 (plant), bane" originally meant "slayer", and was later appli ...

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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. Notable mem ...

, 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'' (; "flame"; plural "phlox" or "phloxes", ) is a genus of 68 species of perennial and annual plants in the family Polemoniaceae. They are found mostly in North America (one in Siberia) in diverse habitats from alpine tundra to open ...

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

Species

# '' 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 ''Trachelospermum jasminoides'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae, native to eastern and southeastern Asia (Japan, Korea, southern China and Vietnam). Common names include Confederate jasmine, star jasmine, Confederate jes ...

'' (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

# ''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