The Pitate flower is Tahitian Jasmine. Known as Pikake in Hawaiian, a lei made of Pitate is the most wonderfully fragrant of all flower lei made anywhere in Polynesia. The Pitate flower is a small ivory petaled round flower, the size of a large pearl, that is highly fragrant, powerful and evocative. Created in the 1970's, Pitate is the STRONGEST of the Monoi fragrances without being overpowering. Its exotic smell will feel like a warm perfume to the wearer. Supremely sensual, exotic, intoxicating and rich, wear at your own risk. The dried Tiare flower in this bottle is a trademark of Parfumerie Tike and is there to show that this product is the real monoi. The exceptional properties of MONOI de TAHITI and its unique virtues were officially recognized in 1992 by an “Appellation of Origin” Guarantee of Origin, by the French government, to control counterfeiting. In the French culture, an “appellation d’origine” is granted to only the finest of French products.