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Thursday, February 14, 2013

Wild Jasmine (Jasminum multipartitum)

Family Oleacae
This plant is widely cultivated in gardens and is very sweetly scented.
 They are pollinated by hawkmoths and fertilization only takes place between flowers of different style lengths.
 It is a climbing scrub growing to about 3m in height.