National Flower City Flower: It is the national flower of Laos. It is the city flower of Zhaoqing, Guangdong.

There are about seven species in the world. Originated in the West Indies and America, it has spread all over the world in tropical and subtropical areas. There are varieties of frangipani, frangipani and 1 introduced and cultivated in China. Common cultivation in Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan and Hainan. [ 1]

In the garden courtyard, the plant height is 3 meters to 5 meters, the trunk is not straight, often twisted and skewed, the branches are fleshy, the tender branches are slightly purple halo, and the branches are long and short, like antlers. leaf

Alternate, thick papery, oblong or rectangular, 20 cm to 30 cm long and 7 cm to 10 cm wide, sparsely clustered on the upper branches. In summer and autumn (May to 65438+1October), cymes with flowers grow at the top of branches.

There are several to more than ten flowers, which is quite interesting. The bud is reddish, the lower part of the corolla is tubular, and the upper part is cracked. Lobes obovate, covering the left side. The outer white of corolla is reddish, the whole red is less, and the inner base is yellow. "The crown is white and the heart is yellow" is like egg white wrapped with egg yolk, so it is named frangipani, also known as Mianzhi, which is an evergreen plant of frangipani in Apocynaceae.

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First, the ornamental value is excellent.

You can guess the flower pattern of frangipani from its flower name. Plumeria belongs to branchlets with thick leaves, and the flower pattern is a corolla pattern composed of 5 ~ 6 petals. The outer ring of the flower is clean white, and the inner ring is egg yellow, so the whole plumeria is shaped like an egg, hence its name. From the colorful flowers that people are used to to to the lovely plumeria, it blooms brilliantly in summer, giving people a pure and elegant feeling, which is very suitable for people to watch carefully. [3]

Second, the edible value is good.

Plumeria also has good edible value, among which drying plumeria in the sun and making it into egg scented tea is a good leisure eating method. Egg flower scented tea is one of the five major scented teas that Guangzhou people who love to drink scented tea often drink after meals. Very popular among friends in Guangzhou. Egg scented tea has a faint sweetness, which is very suitable for drinking in summer and can relieve summer heat and reduce fever.

Third, it has high medicinal value.

After air-drying, frangipani can be used as a traditional Chinese medicine, which has the functions of clearing away heat and relieving summer heat, moistening lung and throat, and can also treat diseases such as sore throat. Plumeria is a kind of traditional Chinese medicine, which tastes slightly bitter. It can be used in combination with other Chinese medicines to treat heatstroke, dysentery, abdominal pain and stomachache in summer. It can also treat cough after cooling in autumn, and can eliminate phlegm and clear lung. [3]

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Plumeria has been settled in China for hundreds of years, and there is an old plumeria tree that has grown for more than 400 years in Pinghu Street. Both the flower and bark of frangipani can be used as medicine, which can clear away heat and toxic materials, moisten the lungs and relieve cough. In Guangdong, white plumeria is often dried as a herbal tea drink, which is very popular. At the same time, flowers can also extract aromatic oil, which can be used to prepare cosmetics and high-grade soap. According to the latest report, the juice of plumeria can treat a skin disease caused by HIV infection or anticancer drugs and electrotherapy.

Plumeria is one of the five major herbal teas in Guangdong, which is cool, sweet and light. Entering the large intestine and stomach meridian has the effects of moistening lung and detoxifying, clearing away heat and dampness, moistening intestine and relaxing bowels. For example, "Lingnan Materia Medica Collection" said that it can "treat damp-heat dysentery, acute diarrhea and heavy tongue, moisten the lungs and detoxify". A bitter melon is bitter, but its bitterness is cold. After eating on a hot day, it feels cool and comfortable, and has the effect of clearing the heart and appetizing.