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Plumeria rubra L.

Synonym: Plumeria acuminata W.T.Aiton , Plumeria angustifolia A.DC., Plumeria jamesonii Hook, Plumeria mollis Kunth

APOCYNACEAE

Local Names : ഈഴച്ചെമ്പകം, Temple tree, Pagoda tree.

Flowering Period : November to April.

Distribution : Native of Tropical America

Uses:   Ornamental.

Exotic : Yes.

 Deciduous trees. Leaves simple, alternate spiral, clustered; latex milky; lamina obovate-spathulate, apex acuminate or acute, margin entire. Flowers bisexual, in terminal corymbose stout cymes; calyx cupular; lobes 5; corolla, pink or cream with yellow centre; lobes 5, obovate; stamens 5, attached at the base of the tube, included; ovary  globose; ovules many; stigma 2-lobed. Fruit an aggregate of 2 follicle; seeds winged.

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