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Trachelospermum jasminoides (Lindl.) Lem.

Star-jasmine or confederate-jasmine (en), Faux-Jasmin de Chine (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Apocynaceae > Trachelospermum

Characteristics

Lianas woody, to 10 m. Stem brownish, lenticellate; young branchlets pubescent, glabrous when older. Petiole 3-12 mm long; leaf blade ovate to obovate or narrowly elliptic, 2-10 X 1-4.5 cm, papery, glabrous or sometimes sparsely pubescent abaxially. Cymes paniculate, terminal and axillary; peduncle 2-6 cm, puberulent to glabrous. Sepals narrowly oblong, 2-5 mm, spreading or reflexed, pubescent outside, ciliate, apex obtuse or acute. Corolla white, tube dilated at middle, 5-10 mm, throat glabrous or pilose facing stamens; lobes obovate, as long as tube. Stamens included, inserted at middle of corolla tube; ovary glabrous. Follicles linear, 10-25 cm X 3-10 mm. Seeds oblong, 1.5-2 cm, coma 1.5-4 cm. Fl. Mar-Aug, fr. Jun-Dec. 2n = 20.
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A climber with white flowers from Asia, occasionally cultivated.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support climber
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 4.0 - 7.0
Mature height (meter) 4.0 - 6.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 0.3
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Sunny edges of forests, brushwoods at elevations from 200-1,300 metres. Found as a weed in Chinese gardens where it grows on walls and trees.
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Found as a weed in Chinese gardens where it grows on walls and trees.
Light 4-8
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 2-5
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-10

Usage

Uses environmental use essential oil fiber material medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Anthelmintics (leaf), Headache (leaf), Menstruation-inducing agents (leaf), Nervous system diseases (leaf), Urinary retention (leaf), Rheumatoid arthritis (leaf), Anthelmintics (root), Headache (root), Menstruation-inducing agents (root), Nervous system diseases (root), Urinary retention (root), Rheumatoid arthritis (root), Cardiotonic agents (seed), Hemostasis (seed), Anthelmintics (stem), Headache (stem), Menstruation-inducing agents (stem), Nervous system diseases (stem), Urinary retention (stem), Rheumatoid arthritis (stem), Arthritis (unspecified), Emmenagogue (unspecified), Medicine (unspecified), Poison (unspecified), Sore(Throat) (unspecified), Tonic (unspecified), Rheumatism (unspecified), Bite(Snake) (unspecified), Abscess (unspecified), Analgesic (unspecified), Boil (unspecified), Fever (unspecified), Carcinoma (unspecified), Restorative (unspecified), Sciatica (unspecified), Senility (unspecified), Wound (unspecified), Gonorrhea (unspecified), Tumor (unspecified), Anticonvulsants (unspecified), Arthralgia (unspecified), Constipation (unspecified), Diarrhea (unspecified), Diplopia (unspecified), Eyelid diseases (unspecified), Furunculosis (unspecified), Headache (unspecified), Hysteria (unspecified), Infertility, male (unspecified), Influenza, human (unspecified), Low back pain (unspecified), Neoplasms (unspecified), Paralysis (unspecified), Pharyngitis (unspecified), Snake bites (unspecified), Typhoid fever (unspecified), Wounds and injuries (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -10
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Trachelospermum jasminoides unspecified picture

Distribution

Trachelospermum jasminoides world distribution map, present in China, Honduras, Japan, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Pakistan, Korea (Democratic People's Republic of), Taiwan, Province of China, United States of America, Viet Nam, and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:82553-1
WFO ID wfo-0000326475
COL ID 57P5S
BDTFX ID 5690
INPN ID 126932
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Parechites thunbergii Rhynchospermum jasminoides Trachelospermum jasminoides Trachelospermum adnascens Trachelospermum divaricatum Trachelospermum jasminoides var. pubescens Trachelospermum jasminoides var. heterophyllum Parechites adnascens Nerium divaricatum Trachelospermum jasminoides var. variegatum Trachelospermum jasminoides var. jasminoides
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