Mandevilla laxa

Read about Mandevilla laxa in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Mandevilla suaveolens, Lindl. (Echites funiformis, Gris., not Vell.). Sometimes called Cliilean jasmine because of its climbing habit and large white or blush fragrant fls.: lvs. cordate, stalked, glabrous above, glaucous beneath; stipules pectinate: racemes with about 9 fls. each 2 in. across. Argentina. B.R. 26:7. B.M. 3797. G.C. III. 2:817. P.M. 16:289. R.H. 1845:167; 1913, p. 424. J.H. III. 48:413. G. 29:443. Some of the foregoing portraits may represent the following species, as the two have been confused.-—Characterized by a pale, fleshy pectinate ring between the base of the calyx and corolla. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.