Rutaceae
Smelly chinaflower
Adenandra fragrans
- Family
- Rutaceae
- Genus
- Adenandra
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Common names
By language (2)
- Afrikaans
- Anysboegoe, Klipsissie, Boegoeblommetjie, Sissie, Beogoeblommetjie
- English
- Smelly chinaflower, Anise buchu, Knysna sand fynbos
Synonyms
- Adenandra amoena (G.Lodd.) Link
- Adenandra fragrans var. amoena (Lodd.) Bartl. & H.L.Wendl.
- Diosma amoena G.Lodd.
- Diosma fragrans Sims
- Glandulifolia amoena (G.Lodd.) Kuntze
- Glandulifolia fragrans Kuntze
Flowers
- In flower
- July (from 8 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos

FlowerPhoto: Nicola van Berkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Nicola van Berkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Nicola van Berkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Nicola van Berkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Di Turner, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Caroline Léna Becker, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ren Hoekstra, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Di Turner, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Di Turner, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.