
Apocynaceae FAMILY
Trachelospermum jasminoides
Trachelospermum jasminoides
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Trachelospermum jasminoides is an evergreen shrub producing climbing 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 is harvested from the wild for its wide range of local medicinal applications and as a source of essential oil and fibre
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate; tropical
Native RangeE. Asia - China, Japan, Korea, Vietnam.
HabitatSunny edges of forests, brushwoods at elevations from 200 - 1,300 metres[ 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. ]. Found as a weed in Chinese gardens where it grows on walls and trees[ 147 Title A Barefoot Doctors Manual. Publication Author ? Publisher Running Press; Philadelphica. Year 1977 ISBN 0-914294-92-X Description A very readable herbal from China, combining some modern methods with traditional chinese methods. ].