Stephanotis

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Stephanotis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Stephanotis
Thouars, 1802
Species

S. acuminata Brongn.
S. floribunda Brongn.
S. grandiflora Decne.
S. isaura Decne.
S. japonica Makino
S. longiflora
S. lutchuensis Koidz.
S. nana P.T. Li
S. parviflora Ridl.
S. thouarsii Brongn.
S. vincaeflora
S. yunnanensis H. Lév.

Stephanotis, is a genus of flowering plants. The best known species is Stephanotis floribunda (Madagascar Jasmine), which is cultivated as a tropical or hothouse ornamental, and whose flowers are a popular element in wedding bouquets.

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