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Agriculture · Q259

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Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 259

Q259

Common name for Plumeria alba is

A.
Bottle brush
B.
Pagoda tree
Answer
C.
Coral tree
D.
Tree of life

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
Plumeria alba is a species of flowering plant in the genus Plumeria. The common name of Plumeria alba is the Pagoda tree. The other common names are caterpillar tree, Champa, Pigeon wood, Cagoda tree, etc.
P. alba is often cultivated as an ornamental plant. In addition, the flowers are edible and eaten as fritters, while the heart of the wood is part of a traditional medical preparation taken as a vermifuge or as a laxative.