Trachelospermum


Trachelospermum, 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.
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, 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.

Species

  1. Trachelospermum asiaticum Nakai - China, Japan, Korea, Indochina, Assam, Borneo, W Malaysia
  2. Trachelospermum assamense Woodson - Assam, Bhutan
  3. Trachelospermum axillare Hook.f. - China, Himalayas, Thailand, Myanmar
  4. Trachelospermum bodinieri Woodson - Tibet, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Sichuan, Taiwan, Yunnan, Zhejiang
  5. Trachelospermum brevistylum Hand.-Mazz. - Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hunan, Sichuan, Tibet
  6. Trachelospermum dunnii H.Lév. - Guangxi, Guizhou, Hunan, Yunnan, Zhejiang, Vietnam
  7. Trachelospermum inflatum Pierre ex Pichon - Java, Sumatra
  8. Trachelospermum jasminoides Lem. Japan, Korea, Laos, Vietnam, Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Shandong, Shanxi, Sichuan, Taiwan, Tibet, Yunnan, Zhejiang
  9. Trachelospermum lucidum K.Schum. - Himalayas
  10. Trachelospermum ninhii Lý - C Vietnam
  11. Trachelospermum vanoverberghii Merr. - Luzon in Philippines

    Formerly included

  12. Trachelospermum anceps = Kibatalia macrophylla
  13. Trachelospermum auritum = Epigynum auritum
  14. Trachelospermum curtisii = Epigynum auritum
  15. Trachelospermum difforme = Thyrsanthella difformis
  16. Trachelospermum esquirolii = Melodinus fusiformis
  17. Trachelospermum laurifolium = Kibatalia laurifolia
  18. Trachelospermum navaillei = Aganosma schlechteriana
  19. Trachelospermum obtusifolium = Anodendron wrayi
  20. Trachelospermum philippinense = Micrechites serpyllifolius
  21. Trachelospermum slootenii = Chonemorpha verrucosa
  22. Trachelospermum stans = Mandevilla foliosa
  23. ''Trachelospermum verrucosa = Chonemorpha verrucosa''

    Uses

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