Wrightia saligna (Milkwood) (Apocynaceae)

Wrightia saligna

Also known as the Coolaroo, this is a nice savanna tree with weeping leaves. Can be mistaken for an Acacia when not in flower but will weep white sap when leaves are crushed. The leaves also have clear venation.

It is a relative of the well known bonsai tree Wrightia religiosa (Water Jasmine).

About David Tng

I am David Tng, a hedonistic botanizer who pursues plants with a fervour. I chase the opportunity to delve into various aspects of the study of plants. I have spent untold hours staring at mosses and allied plants, taking picture of pollen, culturing orchids in clean cabinets, counting tree rings, monitoring plant flowering times, etc. I am currently engrossed in the study of plant ecology (a grand excuse to see 'anything I can). Sometimes I think of myself as a shadow taxonomist, a sentimental ecologist, and a spiritual environmentalist - but at the very root of it all, a "plant whisperer"!
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