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New Zealand jasmine
Parsonsia capsularis
Parsonsia capsularis is a climbing plant endemic to New Zealand belonging to the dogbane family Apocynaceae.
The common names for the plant are New Zealand jasmine or small flowered jasmine, and in Māori it has several names including: akakaikiore, akakiore, kaikū, kaikūkū, kaiwhiria, tōtoroene and tōtorowene.
From the article Parsonsia capsularis on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
In human culture
The specific epithet, capsularis. derives from the Latin, capsula (small box - capsule) and means bearing capsules, producing capsules, or capsular-fruited.
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 366733.