Parsonsia capsularis
Parsonsia capsularis is a climbing plant endemic to New Zealand in the family Apocynaceae.
The common names for the plant are New Zealand jasmine or small flowered jasmine, and in Māori it has several names including: akakaikiore, akakiore, kaikū, kaikūkū, kaiwhiria, tōtoroene and tōtorowene.Taxonomy
Parsonsia capsularis was first named and described as Periploca capsularis by Georg Forster in 1786 and in 1809 was assigned by Robert Brown to his newly described genus, Parsonsia.Etymology
The specific epithet, capsularis. derives from the Latin, capsula and means bearing capsules, producing capsules, or capsular-fruited.
