Yellow star jasmine
Trachelospermum asiaticum (Siebold et Zucc.) Nakai
[Apocynaceae]
Teikakazura (テイカカズラ, 定家葛)
Life form: evergreen shrubby vine
Distribution: Korea - Japan except Hokkaido
Habitat: (secondary) forest, stone wall, etc.
Seed dispersal: wind
Synonyms
Trachelospermum asiaticum (Siebold et Zucc.) Nakai var. intermedium Nakai
Trachelospermum asiaticum (Siebold et Zucc.) Nakai var. glabrum Nakai
Trachelospermum Lem. in Japan
Etymology: trachelos (neck, Gr) + sperma (seed, Gr)
Characterized by milky sap in leaves and stems
T. asiaticum (Siebold et Zucc.) Nakai (テイカカズラ)
var. majus (Nakai) Ohwi (チョウジカズラ)
T. gracilipes Fook. f. var. liukiuense (Hatsusima) Kitamura (リュウキュウテイカカズラ)
T. jasminoides (Lindl.) Lem. (トウキョウチクトウ)
var. pubescens Makino (ケテイカカズラ)
Trachelospermum asiaticum in Japan
[Left] a patch on a wall. [Center] close-up of leaves. [Right]close-up of flowers. At Nagai Botanical Garden, Osaka, on May 21 2011.