Marsdenia floribunda

Common name: Stephanotis

Family: Apocynaceae

Synonym(s): <i>Stephanotis floribunda</i> Brongn.

Country of Origin: Madagascar

Description: Twining shrub, to 15 feet or more; leaves elliptic, 2-4 inches long, abruptly pointed at apex, obtuse or subcordate, thick, shining; flowers white, waxy, fragrant, 1-2 inches long; follicles 3-4 inches long.

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USDA Zone: 10a-11

Source: Unknown

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Classification:

• Division: Magnoliophyta
• Class: Magnoliopsida
• SubClass: euasterid I
• Order: Gentianales
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• Family: Apocynaceae
• SubFamily: Asclepiadoideae
• Tribe: Marsdenieae
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References:

1. Hortus Third, LH Bailey Hortorium, 1976
2. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Thursday, December 15, 2016.
3. Stephanotis floribunda at Wikipedia. Accessed 7 June 2015.
4. Images #00 (cropped) & #01 (original) by Forest & Kim Starr [CC BY 3.0 ], via Wikimedia Commons. Last accessed on Thursday, July 19, 2018.

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