the branches and stems of plumeria alba are thick and fleshy. it has a vase shape. the deciduous leaves are elliptical to lance-shaped, leathery, margins rolled under and arranged spirally around the stems at the ends of the branches. the large, white, fragrant flowers with yellow eyes are funnel-shaped ending in large, petal-like lobes which usually overlap to the left. the fruit is a two-part follicle with winged seeds inside.