Trachelospermum asiaticum
| Trachelospermum asiaticum | |
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| close-up of flower showing "windmill" shape | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Subfamily: | Apocynoideae |
| Tribe: | Apocyneae |
| Genus: | Trachelospermum |
| Species: | T. asiaticum |
| Binomial name | |
| Trachelospermum asiaticum Nakai[1] | |
Trachelospermum asiaticum (common name Asiatic jasmine) is a species of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae, native to Korea and Japan. Growing to 6 m (20 ft) tall, it is an evergreen climber with glossy, leathery leaves and strongly scented cream-coloured flowers in summer.[2]
The hardiest Trachelospermum species, this plant can be grown in temperate areas against a sheltered wall or fence. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3]
References
- ↑ "International Plant Names Index". Retrieved 24 April 2013.
- ↑ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
- ↑ "RHS Plant Selector - Trachelospermum asiaticum". Retrieved 6 June 2013.