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RUTACEAE - Orange-jessamine (Murraya paniculata)

Image of orange jasmine

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This beautiful small white flowers are no larger than 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 Tsing Yi West Road Park here in Hong Kong.

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