Gelsemium rankinii

Gelsemium rankinii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Gelsemiaceae
Genus: Gelsemium
Species: G. rankinii
Binomial name
Gelsemium rankinii
Small 1928

Gelsemium rankinii, the Rankin's trumpetflower[1] or swamp jessamine, is a twining vine in the family Gelsemiaceae, native to the southeastern United States from Louisiana to the Carolinas.[2][3][4]

Gelsemium rankinii is a vine that will climb over other vegetation to a height of 6 meters (20 feet) or more. It has glossy green leaves and groups of showy yellow flowers.[5]

References

  1. "Gelsemium rankinii". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  2. Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  3. Ornduff, R. 1970. The systematics and breeding system of Gelsemium (Loganiceae). Journal of the Arnold Arboretum 51(1): 1–17 includes description, drawings, distribution map, etc.
  4. Radford, A. E., H. E. Ahles & C. R. Bell. 1968. Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas i–lxi, 1–1183. University of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill
  5. Floridata Plant Encyclopedia
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