Fagraea berteriana

Specimen tree or shrub. Can be a large shrub or pruned to a small tree. Amazingly fragrant. All parts are poisonous. Grows into a small spreading tree or a large shrub; the branches quad-angular, with blunt tipped leaves and amazingly fragrant 3" tubular shaped flowers of creamy white which turn golden orange as the day longs. Flowers are popular for making Lei's. Pua Keni Keni in Hawaiian translation means "ten cent flower" which is what the flower once sold for. Sub-tropical to tropical growing conditions. Hardy to the high 40's. Toxic to animals.

According to other sources, belongs to Family Gentianaceae.

Similar plants:

• Fagraea auriculata, Fagraea borneensis, Fagraea bracteosa, Fagraea epiphytica, Fagraea javanica (Pelir Musang)
• Fagraea ceilanica (Perfume Flower Tree, Pua Keni Keni, Trai Tichlan, Lau binh, Gia)
• Fagraea fragrans, Cyrtophyllum fragrans (Tembusu, Ironwood)
• Limahlania crenulata, Fagraea crenulata (Cabbage Tree, Malabera)
• Utania volubilis, Fagraea racemosa, Fagraea morindaefolia, Fagraea volubilis, Fagraea scholaris, Fagraea congestiflora (Todopon Puok, False Coffee Plant, Kopi Hutan, Forest Coffee Plant)