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Kopsia

Kopsia officinalis

Photo by VivBraznell
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Field Notes

Description:

White flowers with deep pink centre similar to Trachelospermum/Jasmine in shape. Large glossy leaves. Bushy habit

Habitat:

Planted in the grounds of a temple complex

Reference Links:

Kopsia officinalis, Kopsia - TopTropicals.com

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (7)
Scott Frazier
Hi Viv. Maybe Kopsia officinalis? http://toptropicals.com/catalog/uid/Kopsia_officinalis.htm
VivBraznell
They certainly look very similar Scott. This was only a small plant, quite recently planted (1-2 years) I would think.
Scott Frazier
Well I tried to match it but couldn't, but I saw some similarities (and I saw those cars too ;-). Here are my spottings from the genus. http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/6967006 and http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/7184354
VivBraznell
Just looked at Cerbera Scott .. interestingly one of the common names is Jungle Mango. I thought the leaves resembled the Mango. I've found a white form, Cerbera odallam, plus some great photos of a sports car when I Googled the name : ) Thank you for the direction!

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Biodiversity of Thailand
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PublishedMarch 16, 2014

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