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GELSEMIUM

Source:Gelsemium sempervirens(L.) Ait. f.
(syn. G. nitidum Michx. and Bignonia
sempervirensL.) (Family Loganiaceae or
Spigeliaceae)

Common/vernacular names:Yellow jasmine,
wild jessamine, woodbine, Carolina yellow
jessamine, and evening trumpet flower.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

Evergreen woody vine sometimes climbing to

about 6 m; leaves opposite, lance-shaped to

narrowly oval; flowers very fragrant, bright

yellow, occur in clusters; native to southwest-

ern United States; also grows in Mexico and

Guatemala; widely cultivated as an ornamen-

tal plant. Parts used are the dried rhizome and

roots.

312 Gelsemium