Vasilis Teodoridis:
Apocynaceae | Trachelospermum
3. Trachelospermum jasminoides (Lindley) Lemaire; Jard. Fleur. 1: t. 61. 1851.
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Rhynchospermum jasminoides Lindley; J. Hort. Soc. London 1: 74. 1846; Trachelospermum adnascens Hance; T. jasminoides var. heterophyllum Tsiang; T. jasminoides var. variegatum W. T. Miller.
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.
Sunny edges of forests; brushwoods; 200-1300 m. Anhui; Fujian; Guangdong; Guangxi; Guizhou; Hainan; Henan; Hubei; Hunan; Jiangsu; Jiangxi; Shandong; Shanxi; Sichuan; Taiwan; Xizang; Yunnan; Zhejiang [Japan; Korea; Vietnam].
A strong bast fiber obtained from the inner bark is used in making rope; sacks; and paper. The stem is used for the treatment of rheumatism and injury. The flowers yield perfumed oil. The whole plant is poisonous.
Vasilis Teodoridis:
Apocynaceae | Trachelospermum
3. Trachelospermum jasminoides (Lindley) Lemaire; Jard. Fleur. 1: t. 61. 1851.
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Rhynchospermum jasminoides Lindley; J. Hort. Soc. London 1: 74. 1846; Trachelospermum adnascens Hance; T. jasminoides var. heterophyllum Tsiang; T. jasminoides var. variegatum W. T. Miller.
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.
Sunny edges of forests; brushwoods; 200-1300 m. Anhui; Fujian; Guangdong; Guangxi; Guizhou; Hainan; Henan; Hubei; Hunan; Jiangsu; Jiangxi; Shandong; Shanxi; Sichuan; Taiwan; Xizang; Yunnan; Zhejiang [Japan; Korea; Vietnam].
A strong bast fiber obtained from the inner bark is used in making rope; sacks; and paper. The stem is used for the treatment of rheumatism and injury. The flowers yield perfumed oil. The whole plant is poisonous.