vince193

By vince193

Tracheliospermum jasminoides

The flowers are white, 1–2 cm (3⁄8–3⁄4 in) diameter, with a tube-like corolla opening out into five petal-like lobes. The white, rotate actinomorphic flowers have a calyx formed by five narrow, smooth, reflexed sepals 2−5 mm , much shorter than the corolla tube. The latter has a dilated tube in the middle, 5−10 mm long, terminating in 5 obliquely bypassed lobes, all curved, resembling a helix turning counterclockwise. Just thought I'd copy the botanical description of the "Star Jasmine" flowers, for fun. The flowers are unusual because of their strange shape and very fragrant.

Comments
Sign in or get an account to comment.