Mandevilla laxa

Mandevilla laxa, commonly known as Chilean jasmine,^[3][4] is an ornamental plant in the genus Mandevilla of family Apocynaceae.

Chilean jasmine
Mandevilla laxa[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Apocynaceae
Genus:	Mandevilla
Species:	M. laxa
Binomial name
Mandevilla laxa (Ruiz & Pav.) Woodson
Synonyms[2]
Amblyanthera bridgesii Müll.Arg. Amblyanthera suaveolens (Lindl.) Müll.Arg. Echites glandulosus Poir. nom. illeg. Echites laxus Ruiz & Pav. Echites suaveolens (Lindl.) A.DC. Mandevilla bangii Rusby Mandevilla bridgesii (Müll.Arg.) Woodson Mandevilla mandonii Rusby Mandevilla suaveolens Lindl. Mandevilla tweedieana Stapf & Gadeceau

M. laxa is native to southern Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, and northern Argentina.^[4] It grows as a vine and is deciduous in cool climates. It can grow to 6 meters (20 feet) tall. Masses of heavily scented white flowers are produced in the summer.^[3] As it is not fully hardy and does not survive being frozen, in temperate zones it must be grown with the protection of glass, in an unheated greenhouse or conservatory. with full sunlight. In the United Kingdom it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.^[5][6]

Despite its common name 'Chilean jasmine', the species is not a true jasmine of the genus Jasminum.