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Trachelospermum, also known as Stone Dragon Vine, is a vine climbing on stones. It has good adaptability to the environment and is highly ornamental. When it blooms, it smells great, and it often appears in gardens or homes. Let’s appreciate the beauty of Trachelospermum together!

What is Trachelite?

First of all, Trachelite is not a stone, it is the name of a plant.

Trachelite is also called Stone Dragon Vine, Ten thousand-character flower, Ten thousand-character jasmine. It has a long English scientific name and is an evergreen vine of the Apocynaceae and Trachelose genus. Generally grown in the Yellow River Basin, it is highly adaptable to the environment and highly ornamental, and is often cultivated in gardens. When it blooms, it blooms in all directions, and can be cut into pots to enjoy.

Morphological characteristics of Trachelite

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Trachelospermum is an evergreen woody vine with aerial roots that often climb on trees and rock walls. Its branches are 2 to 10 meters long and contain latex. The old branches are smooth, aerial roots often occur at the nodes, and there are hairs on the young branches.

The single leaves are opposite, oval to broadly lanceolate, 2.5 cm to 6 cm long, with pointed apex, leathery, smooth leaf surface, hairy back, and short petiole.

The cymes are axillary, with a long common peduncle, and have 9 to 15 flowers. The calyx is very small, cylindrical, the corolla is tall and saucer-shaped, the petals are 5, white, and the lobes are skewed in a spiral shape. The arrangement is slightly like the character "swastika", and it is fragrant. The flowering period is from June to July. The fruit is tube-shaped and twin. The fruit period is from August to December. There are long hairs on the seeds.

Origin distribution of Trachelite

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Trachelite Trachelite is native to Shandong, Shanxi, Henan, Jiangsu and other places in China. It is often used as a ground cover in gardens.

Common products of Trachelite

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Trachophyllum microphylla: The leaves are small, oval-lanceolate, 4 cm to 4.5 cm long, the inflorescence is axillary, and the flowering period is from April to May.

Large leaf complex: The leaves are larger, 4.5 cm to 6.5 cm long, about 3.5 cm wide, with protruding veins, slightly rolled downward leaf edges, and late flowering period.

Purple flower: It is a thick vine with leathery leaves, oblanceolate shape, 8 cm to 15 cm long, 3 cm to 5 cm wide, and purple flowers.

The value of Trachelite

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Ornamental value: Trachelospermum is an evergreen climbing vine of the family Apocynaceae and the genus Trachelospermum. April to May is the peak flowering period, and almost the entire plant is white. After that, flowers bloom continuously until November, which lasts for half a year. Therefore, it is said to be "not jasmine, but better than jasmine". It can be used as a bonsai for viewing. Very good aromatic flower.

Garden uses: Trachelospermum is an evergreen vine of the Apocynaceae family. It likes sunlight, is resistant to trampling, drought, heat and flooding. It has a certain degree of cold tolerance and has strong creeping and climbing ability. It can be planted in gardens and parks as a climbing decoration on courtyard walls, stone pillars, pavilions, corridors, steep walls, etc. It is very beautiful. Because its stems are easy to take root after touching the ground and tolerate shade well, it is also an ideal ground cover plant and can be used as ground cover in the forest and forest edges of sparse forest grasslands. At the same time, Trachelite leaves are thick and leathery and have a wide range of adaptability. It can be used as the first choice seedlings for greening heavily polluted factory areas, highway slope protection and other areas with harsh environments. Because Trachelite is resistant to pruning and is evergreen all year round, it can be used as a ribbon and color block for greening.

Medicinal value: Trachelite is a commonly used traditional Chinese medicine, its dried leafy cane. It has the functions of dispelling wind, dredging collaterals, cooling blood and reducing swelling. It can be used to treat rheumatic heat paralysis, muscle spasm, waist and knee pain, laryngeal paralysis, carbuncle, and bruises.

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