Trachelospermum asiaticum




Family Apocynaceae
Scientific name Trachelospermum asiaticum (Siebold & Zuccarini) Nakai
Synonyms Malouetia asiatica Siebold & Zuccarini; Melodinus cavaleriei H. Léveillé; Trachelospermum asiaticum (Siebold & Zuccarini) Nakai var. brevisepalum (C. K. Schneider) Tsiang; Trachelospermum divaricatum (Thunberg) K. Schumann var. brevisepalum C. K. Schneider; Trachelospermum foetidum (Matsumura & Nakai) Nakai; Trachelospermum gracilipes J. D. Hooker; Trachelospermum gracilipes J. D. Hooker var. cavaleriei (H. Léveillé) Tsiang; Trachelospermum gracilipes J. D. Hooker var. hupehense Tsiang & P. T. Li; Trachelospermum jasminoides (Lindley) Lemaire subsp. foetidum Matsumura & Nakai; Trachelospermum lanyuense C. E. Chang; Trachelospermum siamense Craib
Common name (Japanese common name) teika-kazura [Teika's vine (Teika = Teika Fujiwara = a famous poet in medieval era of Japan)]
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
(Other nations) Korea, China, Taiwan, Thailand, India
Chromosomal number 2n=20
Description Leaves 3-7cm. Flowers white corollas 7-8mm, flowering in May to June. Evergreen. Vine.
Reference Trachelospermum asiaticum (Siebold & Zuccarini) Nakai
Trachelospermum asiaticum Nakai
Cosmetic composition containing polyorganosiloxane-containing epsilon-polylysine polymer, and polyhydric alcohol, and production thereof (European Patent EP1604647/2005)
Composition against cardiovascular diseases (European Patent EP1640001/2006)



May 2007
at Koishikawa Botanical Garden
May 2007
at Koishikawa Botanical Garden
May 2007
at Koishikawa Botanical Garden