Chonemorpha fragrans

Chonemorpha fragrans
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Apocynaceae
Genus:	Chonemorpha
Species:	C. fragrans
Binomial name
	Chonemorpha fragrans; (Moon) Alston
Synonyms
	Beluttakaka grandieriana Pierre [Invalid] ; Beluttakaka griffithii (Hook.f.) Kuntze Beluttakaka macrophylla (G.Don) Kuntze ; Cercocoma macrantha Teijsm. & Binn. [Invalid] ; Chonemorpha blancoi Merr. [Illegitimate] ; Chonemorpha elliptica Merr. & Rolfe ; Chonemorpha grandieriana Pierre ex Spire ; Chonemorpha grandiflora G.Don ; Chonemorpha griffithii Hook.f. ; Chonemorpha macrantha Pit. ; Chonemorpha macrophylla G.Don ; Chonemorpha macrophylla var. grandis A.DC. ; Chonemorpha penangensis Ridl. ; Chonemorpha rheedei Ridl. [Illegitimate] ; Chonemorpha valvata Chatterjee ; Chonemorpha yersinii Vernet ; Echites fragrans Moon ; Echites grandiflorus Roth [Illegitimate] ; Echites grandis Wall. [Invalid] ; Echites latifolius Buch.-Ham. ex Wall. [Invalid] ; Echites macranthus Spreng. [Illegitimate] ; Echites macrophyllus Roxb. [Illegitimate] ; Epichysianthus macrophyllus (G.Don) Voigt ; Rhynchodia macrantha Pharm. ex Wehmer ; Tabernaemontana elliptica Blanco [Illegitimate];

Chonemorpha fragrans, the frangipani vine or climbing frangipani, is a plant species in the genus Chonemorpha. It is a vigorous, generally evergreen, climbing shrub producing stems 30 m (98 ft) or more long that can climb to the tops of the tallest trees in the forests of Southeast Asia. It has scented, white flowers and large shiny leaves. It is native to China, India (the Himalayas), Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Sri Lanka and Thailand. It is very commonly used in Ayurveda (an Indian traditional medicine) and it is also cultivated mostly worldwide in frost-free places.

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