A plant (genus Dictamnus) with aromatic leaves and white or pink flowers, also called gas plant because it releases flammable oils.
From diminutive of 'Fraxinus' (ash tree), as the plant's leaves resemble ash tree leaves. The scientific name reflects this visual similarity despite it being a different species entirely.
Fraxinella earned the nickname 'gas plant' because on hot, humid nights it secretes such flammable essential oils that you can actually light the air around it on fire with a match—a real plant that seems to defy nature!
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