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|familia=Apocynaceae
|genus=Trachelospermum
|common_name=Confederate jasmine, Star jasmine
|name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|habit=vine-climber
|habit_ref=Wikipedia
|lifespan=perennial
|life_ref=Wikipedia
|features=evergreen
|Temp Metric=°F
|image=Trachelospermum jasminoides1215878198.jpg
|image_width=240
|image_caption=Trachelospermum jasminoides
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'''''Trachelospermum''''' ({{pron-en|trəˌkiːlɵˈspɜrməm}})<ref>''Sunset Western Garden Book,'' 1995:606–607</ref> is a genus of about 15 species of [[evergreen]] [[woody plant|woody]] [[vine]]s in the family [[Apocynaceae]], native to southern and eastern [[Asia]] (14 species) and southeastern [[North America]] (one species, ''T. difforme'').
They have long stems climbing to 12 m or more high in [[tree]]s. The [[leaf|leaves]] are opposite, simple broad lanceolate to ovate, 2-8 cm long and 0.5-4 cm broad. The [[flower]]s are salverform (like those of [[Phlox]]), simple, 2.5-7 cm broad, with five white, pale yellow or purple petals joined together at the base to form a tube.
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Trachelospermum (Greek, neck and seed, referring to the fact that the seed has a neck). Syn., Rhynchospermum. Apocynaceae. Glabrous or slightly tomentose-puberulent shrubs, the typical species tall-climbing, grown in the warmhouse and a favorite out-of-doors in the South.
Trachelospermum (Greek, neck and seed, referring to the fact that the seed has a neck). Syn., Rhynchospermum. Apocynaceae. Glabrous or slightly tomentose-puberulent shrubs, the typical species tall-climbing, grown in the warmhouse and a favorite out-of-doors in the South.
T. divaricatum, Kanitz (T. crocostomum, Stapf). Similar to T. jasminoides in habit, but differs in having slightly smaller buff or pale orange-colored fls. with exserted stamens, pointed in bud, and smaller lvs. Japan, Korea. G.W. 12, p. 415.—It is more hardy than T. jasminoides.
T. divaricatum, Kanitz (T. crocostomum, Stapf). Similar to T. jasminoides in habit, but differs in having slightly smaller buff or pale orange-colored fls. with exserted stamens, pointed in bud, and smaller lvs. Japan, Korea. G.W. 12, p. 415.—It is more hardy than T. jasminoides.
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==Cultivation==
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''Trachelospermum jasminoides'' is a popular [[Ornamental plant]] in warm temperate areas, grown for its strongly scented flowers.
==Species==
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*''[[Trachelospermum asiaticum]]'' - '''Yellow Star-jasmine'''
*''[[Trachelospermum assamense]]''
*''[[Trachelospermum axillare]]''
*''[[Trachelospermum bodinieri]]''
*''[[Trachelospermum brevistylum]]''
*''[[Trachelospermum difforme]]'' - '''Climbing Dogbane'''
*''[[Trachelospermum dunnii]]''
*''[[Trachelospermum jasminoides]]'' - '''Star-jasmine''' or '''Trader's Compass'''
*''[[Trachelospermum lanyuense]]''
*''[[Trachelospermum lucidum]]''
*''[[Trachelospermum mandienum]]''
*''[[Trachelospermum nitidum]]''
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==Gallery==
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Image:Trachelospermum jasminoides flowers.jpg|Flowers of ''T. jasminoides''
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*[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=133220 Flora of China: ''Trachelospermum'']
==References==
*[http://www.aromaticas.es/trachelospermum-jasminoides/79/ Trachelospermum jasminoides]
*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 -->
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