Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa

Common name: Sterjasmyn, Chinese star jessamine

Family: Apocynaceae (Dogbane)

Distribution: Asia

IUCN Red list: Not evaluated

Comments: It has traditional uses in Korean and Chinese medicine. The pleasant fragrance can be extracted from the flowers as an essential oil. Trachelospermum jasminoides can be host to several endophytic fungi that produce valuable medicinal secondary metabolites. The entire plant is considered poisonous and should not be consumed.