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Azara microphylla

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Azara microphylla (chinchin) is an early spring flowering evergreen shrub or small tree native to southern South America (Chile and Argentina).

Although its golden, apetalous flowers are small, they are produced in abundance and smell strongly of vanilla (or chocolate, to some). Azaras are notable for their tiny, seemingly insignificant leaves, as well. Opposite "leaf" pairs are composed of larger true leaves and smaller, leaf-like stipules - a genuine botanical oddity. The genus is named for J.N. Azara, a Spanish patron of botany. Azara is a member of the Flacourtiaceae, a family of primarily tropical and subtropical plants; Azara microphylla is the hardiest of the azaras.

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