About Parsonsia capsularis (G.Forst.) R.Br.
Parsonsia capsularis, with the scientific name Parsonsia capsularis (G.Forst.) R.Br., is a climbing plant in the dogbane family Apocynaceae that is endemic to New Zealand. Its common English names are New Zealand jasmine and small flowered jasmine. In Māori, it is known by multiple names: akakaikiore, akakiore, kaikū, kaikūkū, kaiwhiria, tōtoroene and tōtorowene. Despite being called jasmine in its common names, this species is not a true jasmine, and does not belong to the genus Jasminum.
