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family Apocynaceae
Plumeria rubra L.; nikte', flor de Mayo, frangi pani
Tree
with white latex; bark irregularly ridged; twigs relatively coarse,
often arched gracefully and upturned at the leafy tip; leaves
short-petioled, widest towards the apex (narrowly obovate); flower
clusters intermixed with the leaves; flowers red or white (white
at Kaxil Kiuic), with five corolla lobes diverging from the apex
of the floral tube; fruit cylindrical, more or less curved.
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Tree
with white latex; bark irregularly ridged; twigs relatively coarse,
often arched gracefully and upturned at the leafy tip; leaves
short-petioled, widest towards the apex (narrowly obovate); flower
clusters intermixed with the leaves; flowers red or white (white
at Kaxil Kiuic), with five corolla lobes diverging from the apex
of the floral tube; fruit cylindrical, more or less curved.
