Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Plumeria
Species: P.acutifolia
Common name: Pagoda tree
Origin: Mexico
Description: A small tree, planted as an ornamental. Trunk is usually leaning and often branched. Leaves are long, narrow, clustered near the end of branches. Branches have many scars showing where leaves have fallen off. White latex drips out where a leaf is broken off, or from any cut in bark or stems.
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Plumeria flower picture credit: Renesis, Wikipedia
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