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RUTACEAE - Orange-jessamine (Murraya paniculata)

Image of orange jasmine

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This beautiful small white flowers are about 1 cm in diameter yet have the most appealing fragrance. The name in Chinese is"Nine-mile fragrance" because in the old days when the air was not so polluted, one can smell their fragrance nine miles away. This photo was taken in the Zoological & Botanical Garden, Hong Kong.

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