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Mandevilla laxa (Ruiz & Pav.) Woodson syn. Mandevilla suaveolens Lindl.; Echites laxus Ruiz & Pav. - Apocynaceae - Chilean jasmine, Chilenischer Jasmin

Deciduous vine, up to 6m tall, native to Argentina, Bolivia, Peru, introduced to China, grown elsewhere as ornamental.

„A vigorous, woody, twining climber with glossy, evergreen, oval leaves 5-10cm long. In late summer and early autumn it produces sprays of 5 to 15 tubular, strongly fragrant, white or cream flowers 5-9cm across with broad petal lobes.“ "Mandevilla laxa" RHS. Retrieved 27 June 2025.

„Despite its common name 'Chilean jasmine', the species is not a true jasmine of the genus Jasminum… Masses of heavily scented white flowers are produced in the summer.“ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandevilla_laxa Retrieved 27 June 2025.

Main compounds of the headspace of the flowers were methyl benzoate, methyl salicylate, and linalool. Minor components were (E)-β-ocimene, (E,E)-4,8,12-trimethyl-1,3,7,11-tridecatetraene, benzaldehyde and benzyl benzoate.
[Rubini Pisano, A., et al. „Breakdown of species boundaries in Mandevilla: floral morphological intermediacy, novel fragrances and asymmetric pollen flow.“ Plant Biology 21.2 (2019): 206-215]