This is another of my favourites.
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| Plumeria rubra (Apocynaceae) |
The trees look half dead but aren't. When I first saw them at the height of the dry season last year, I thought they were just struggling through their 'winter' and that when the rains came they would leaf up. But no, they persist like this all year long. I have seen one or two of these trees covered in leaves, but mostly they have this airy look to them.
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The flowers are usually yellow and white, but a few have this deep crimson colour. And like all the flowering trees I've encountered, they bloom whenever the urge sets in.
Right now there are several wonderful trees in bloom that I hope will still be magnificent when Anna-Marie returns from Spain with the camera.
Right now there are several wonderful trees in bloom that I hope will still be magnificent when Anna-Marie returns from Spain with the camera.
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No ideas yet, but isn't it a fascinating tree, like a tree full of birds taking flight!
Hmmm...much searching this time, but maybe I'm making some headway. How about a frangipani tree. Plumaria. And to that end, a couple of URLs:
http://www.ibike.org/bikeafrica/ghana/essay/02-akwapim.htm
and http://www.ibike.org/bikeafrica/ghana/essay/1986/1986-13-15.jpg
and http://www.flickr.com/photos/stephenbuchan/2398396779/
So, now you can post more?
I'd say that's it. It looks like most of these exotic trees are not going to be indigenous.
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