Trachelospermum



Trachelospermum 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.

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.

Despite its common name, the species is  not a "true jasmine" and not of the genus Jasminum.

Species

 * 1) Trachelospermum asiaticum (Siebold & Zucc.) Nakai - China (incl Tibet + Taiwan), Japan (incl Ryukyu + Bonin Islands), Korea, Indochina, Assam, Borneo, W Malaysia
 * 2) Trachelospermum assamense Woodson - Assam, Bhutan
 * 3) Trachelospermum axillare Hook.f. - China, Himalayas (N + E India, Nepal, Bhutan, Tibet), Thailand, Myanmar
 * 4) Trachelospermum bodinieri  (H.Lév.) 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.) H.Lév. - Guangxi, Guizhou, Hunan, Yunnan, Zhejiang, Vietnam
 * 7) Trachelospermum inflatum (Blume) Pierre ex Pichon - Java, Sumatra
 * 8) 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
 * 9) Trachelospermum lucidum (D.Don) K.Schum. - Himalayas (N Pakistan, N + E India, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, Thailand)
 * 10) Trachelospermum ninhii Lý - C Vietnam
 * 11) Trachelospermum vanoverberghii Merr. - Luzon in Philippines

Formerly included

 * 1) Trachelospermum anceps = Kibatalia macrophylla
 * 2) Trachelospermum auritum = Epigynum auritum
 * 3) Trachelospermum curtisii = Epigynum auritum
 * 4) Trachelospermum difforme = Thyrsanthella difformis
 * 5) Trachelospermum esquirolii = Melodinus fusiformis
 * 6) Trachelospermum laurifolium = Kibatalia laurifolia
 * 7) Trachelospermum navaillei = Aganosma schlechteriana
 * 8) Trachelospermum obtusifolium = Anodendron wrayi
 * 9) Trachelospermum philippinense = Micrechites serpyllifolius
 * 10) Trachelospermum slootenii = Chonemorpha verrucosa
 * 11) Trachelospermum stans = Mandevilla foliosa
 * 12) Trachelospermum verrucosa = Chonemorpha verrucosa

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