Its former name is ''Laan-Tom'' which is pronounced similarly to the word ''Ra-Tom'' meaning sadness, feeling gloomy and depressed, suffering from a condition of excessive anguish or that sort of things. Related to its meaning in the past, Thais had a belief that if one planted this flower in the compound of their house, it would bring them bad luck. This flower, was once only planted in the temples, the palaces, the government offices, or any other places except homes.
Later, the name was changed to ''Leelawadee'' meaning joy, happiness, good luck..etc. It is now becoming very popular to plant Leelawadee in Thailand. Thus, It is very common, at the moment, to see this Leelawadee nearly everywhere, in the Spas, Resorts, Hotels, Hospitals, houses.....etc
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In Hawaii a similar flower called "Plumeria" grows everywhere.
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