Mandevilla laxa

Chilean jasmine
Mandevilla laxa[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Mandevilla
Species:
M. laxa
Binomial name
Mandevilla laxa
Synonyms[2]
  • Amblyanthera bridgesii Müll.Arg.
  • Amblyanthera suaveolens (Lindl.) Müll.Arg.
  • Echites glandulosus Poir. nom. illeg.
  • Echites laxus Ruiz & Pav.
  • Echites suaveolens (Lindl.) A.DC.
  • Mandevilla bangii Rusby
  • Mandevilla bridgesii (Müll.Arg.) Woodson
  • Mandevilla mandonii Rusby
  • Mandevilla suaveolens Lindl.
  • Mandevilla tweedieana Stapf & Gadeceau

Mandevilla laxa, commonly known as Chilean jasmine,[3][4] is an ornamental plant in the genus Mandevilla of family Apocynaceae.

M. laxa is native to southern Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, and northern Argentina.[4] It grows as a vine and is deciduous in cool climates. It can grow to 6 meters (20 feet) tall. Masses of heavily scented white flowers are produced in the summer.[3] As it is not fully hardy and does not survive being frozen, in temperate zones it must be grown with the protection of glass, in an unheated greenhouse or conservatory. with full sunlight. In the United Kingdom it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[5][6]

Despite its common name 'Chilean jasmine', the species is not a true jasmine of the genus Jasminum.

References

  1. ^ 1856 illustration from Flore des serres et des jardins de l’Europe by Charles Lemaire and others. Gent, Louis van Houtte, 1856, volume 11 (plate 1142), with the name Mandevilla suaveolens
  2. ^ "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species".
  3. ^ a b "Botanica. The Illustrated AZ of over 10000 garden plants and how to cultivate them", pp. 562-563. Könemann, 2004. ISBN 3-8331-1253-0
  4. ^ a b "Mandevilla laxa". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2012-12-15.
  5. ^ "RHS Plantfinder - Mandevilla laxa". Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  6. ^ "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 64. Retrieved 4 April 2018.

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