Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Trachelospermum axillare Hook.f.
Habit : Liana
Habitat : Wet broad-leaved subtropical forest and sunny open forest; 500 - 2400 m. altitude
Comments / notes : A fine, strong fiber is obtained from the inner bark and used in making paper.
Key identification features : Flowers purple red, peduncle less than 3 cm long. Stamens inserted at base of corolla tube; inflorescence a sub-umbellate compact cyme; leaves caudate
Flower, Fruit : June-October
Distribution :
Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
Sikkim : East Sikkim (Gangtok) district
West Bengal : Darjeeling district
Native : Bhutan, China, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Himalaya to South China and Indo-China
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 173; GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 2: Part 2. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 684