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Jasminanthes mucronata

Botanic Family

Apocynaceae

Author

(Blanco) W.D. Stevens & P.T. Li

Common Names

• Hei man teng (Pinyin)
• Okinawa-shi-taki-zuru (Japan)
• Shitaki-sō (Japan)

Geographical Habitats

• Fujian
• Guangdong
• Guangxi
• Guizhou
• Hunan
• Sichuan
• Taiwan
• Zhejiang - China
• Honshu
• Kyushu
• Ryukyu Islands
• Shikoku - Japan

Natural Habitats

• Montane forest

Flowering Times

• May-Jun (China)
• Jun-Jul (Japan)

Fruiting Times

• Sep-Nov (China)

Tall liana with glabrescent branches, coriaceous leaves to 120mm x 60mm, hairy on nerves on both surfaces. Axillary cymes to 9 flowers of fragrant white flowers, calyx to 9mm long, corolla tube to 14mm long, hairy inside with lobes to 30mm. Glabous follicles to 120mm long x 10mm

Further References

• Herklots 1976
• FOC
• FOJ
• JAA
• The Plant List 2
• Kew