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Trachelospermum lucidum K.Schum.

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Apocynaceae > Trachelospermum

Characteristics

A climber. It is an evergreen shrub. The shoots have milky sap. The young shoots are hairy. The leaves are 5-15 cm long by 2.5 cm wide. They are sword shaped. They are more pale underneath. The flowers are white. The fruit are long and narrow. They are 15-30 cm long by 0.5 cm wide. The seeds are 1.5 cm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support climber
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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It is a subtropical plant.
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Hardiness (USDA) 7-12

Usage

Uses material medicinal
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use Diarrhea (bark), Dysentery (bark), Malaria (bark), General tonic for rejuvenation (bark), Snake bites (bark), Anthelmintics (fruit), Epilepsy (fruit), Mental disorders (fruit), General tonic for rejuvenation (fruit), Syphilis (fruit), Antiperiodic (fruit), Diarrhea (unspecified), Dysentery (unspecified), Fever (unspecified), Malaria (unspecified), Tonic (unspecified), Ulcer (unspecified)
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Distribution

Trachelospermum lucidum world distribution map, present in China, India, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand, and Taiwan, Province of China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:82558-1
WFO ID wfo-0000326483
COL ID 57P5X
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Synonyms

Ichnocarpus inflatus Melodinus bodinieri Trachelospermum bodinieri Trachelospermum cathayanum Trachelospermum fragrans Trachelospermum lucidum Trachelospermum tetanocarpum Trachelospermum wenchowense Trachelospermum yunnanense Trachelospermum formosanum Trachelospermum longipedicellatum Blaberopus lucidus Alstonia lucida Echites triangularis Ichnocarpus fragrans Trachelospermum cathayanum var. longipedicellatum Trachelospermum cathayanum var. tetanocarpum Trachelospermum lucidum var. osmastoniana
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