Trachelospermum jasminoides
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Trachelospermum jasminoides (Star Jasmine or Trader's Compass; syn. Rhynchospermum jasminoides Lindl.) is a species of Trachelospermum native to eastern and southeastern Asia, into Japan, Korea, southern China, and Vietnam.[1][2]
It is an evergreen woody liana growing to 10 m high. The leaves are opposite, oval to lanceolate, 2-10 cm long and 1-4.5 cm broad, with an entire margin and an acuminate apex. The flowers are white, 1–2 cm diameter, with a tube-like corolla opening out into five petal-like lobes. The fruit is a slender follicle 10-25 cm long and 3-10 mm broad, containing numerous seeds.[1]
[edit] Cultivation and uses
A perfume is extracted from the flowers, and a bast fibre from the stems.[1]
It is commonly grown as an ornamental plant, particularly in the southeastern United States.[3]. It gets one of its common names, Trader's Compass, due to an old Uzbekistan legend that said it pointed traders in the right direction if they were of good character.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Flora of China: Trachelospermum jasminoides
- ^ Germplasm Resources Information Network: Trachelospermum jasminoides
- ^ Pink, A. (2004). Gardening for the Million.. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation.
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