Beaumontia

Beaumontia grandiflora is a vigorous climber in the (dogbane) family, a group that includes other fragrant tropicals like Frangipanis and Oleanders.

Beyond its ornamental value, Beaumontia has diverse practical and medicinal applications: beaumontia

: It is indigenous to the subtropical regions of the eastern Indian Subcontinent, southern China, and mainland Southeast Asia, thriving in forest margins and clearings. Beaumontia grandiflora is a vigorous climber in the

The genus was named in 1824 by Danish botanist Nathaniel Wallich in honor of of Bretton Hall, Yorkshire. Lady Beaumont was a noted patron of horticulture who maintained massive glasshouses for exotic species. and mainland Southeast Asia