Apocynaceae FAMILY

Trachelospermum asiaticum

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Trachelospermum asiaticum is a climbing shrub, producing stems up to 10 metres long that twine into other plants for support[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. The plant makes an excellent ground cover and is often grown for this purpose.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate; tropical

Native RangeE. Asia - China, Japan, Korea, northwest India, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia.

HabitatThickets in hills and low mountains, C. and S. Japan[ 58 Title Flora of Japan. (English translation) Publication Author Ohwi. G. Publisher Smithsonian Institution Year 1965 ISBN - Description The standard work. Brilliant, but not for the casual reader. ]. Growing in scrub and climbing up trees in the forest[ 260 Title Conservatory and Indoor Plants Volumes 1 & 2 Publication Author Phillips. R. & Rix. M. Publisher Pan Books, London. Year 1998 ISBN 0-330-37376-5 Description Excellent photos of over 1,100 species and cultivars with habits and cultivation details plus a few plant uses. Many species are too tender for outdoors in Britain though there are many that can be grown outside. ]. Dense or open montane forests, brushwoods, often clinging to trees; at elevations from 100 - 1,000 metres in southern China[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ].