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Variegated Confederate Jasmine: A Plant Introduction to the Apocynaceae Genus Trachelospermum
Morphological characteristics: An evergreen woody vine with inconspicuous lenticels on the stems. The branchlets, young petioles, and leaf undersides are covered with short pubescence, while the old branches and leaves are hairless. The leaves are leathery, elliptical to ovate-elliptical or broadly obovate, 2-6cm long and 1-3cm wide. The old leaves are nearly green or pale green, the first flush of new leaves is pink, a few have 2-3 pairs of pink leaves, the second to third pairs are pure white leaves, and between the pure white leaves and the old green leaves there are several pairs of mottled variegated leaves; the whole plant has rich leaf coloration, one might say brilliantly colorful. Biological characteristics: Variegated Confederate Jasmine is a light-loving, strongly shade-tolerant
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