Mandevilla sanderi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Apocynaceae |
Genus: | Mandevilla |
Species: | M. sanderi
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Binomial name | |
Mandevilla sanderi | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Mandevilla sanderi, the Brazilian jasmine,[2] is a vine belonging to the genus Mandevilla.[3] Grown as an ornamental plant, the species is endemic to the State of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil.[4] It is a rapidly growing, creeping, perennial plant, pruning shoots about 60 cm per year.[3]
Despite its common name, the species is not a "true jasmine" and not of the genus Jasminum.