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Trachelospermum asiaticum (Teikakazura)

Trachelospermum asiaticum (Teikakazura)

The name of the flower, "Teikakazura" is named after a Japanese poet, FUJIWARA-no-Teika(1162 -1241)in Heian and Kamakura period. This flower smells good.

miho
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By Miho

Uploaded on 27 Sep, 2007

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Lori
Lori

23 Mar, 2008

 

Is it a jasmine? or related to jasmine, perhaps?

miho
Miho

23 Mar, 2008

 

Its scnet similars to jasmine, but the family is not. (I "googled" just now and found its family is Apocynaceae which is same as Oleander. Oleander is alos sweet-smelling flower!)

Lori
Lori

23 Mar, 2008

 

excellent....thankyou.



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