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Plumeria rubra (Rare Flower Hall), one of “five trees and six flowers” in Buddhism
There is an extraordinarily beautiful flower called Plumeria rubra, which is the national flower of Laos and city flower of Zhaoqing, Guangdong.
Plumeria rubra is also known as Jasminum dispermum Wall and grows in Xishuangbanna, China and some Southeast Asian countries. Chosen as one among “five trees and six flowers” by Buddhism temples, the plant is planted widely, so it is named as “temple tree” or “pagoda tree”.
Plumeria rubra has pretty good edible value and it can be dried under the sun to make tea. The flower tea has slight sweet taste and it is good for drinking in summer to relieve summer heat.
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