Frangipani
Plumeria (common name Frangipani) is a small genus of 7-8 species that grow in tropical and subtropical Americas. The genus consists of mainly deciduous shrubs and trees. P. rubra (Common Frangipani, Red Frangipani), that grows in Mexico, Central America, and Venezuela, produces flowers ranging from white, yellow to pink. From Mexico and Central America, Plumeria has spread to all tropical areas of the world, especially Hawaii, where it grows so abundantly that many people think that it is native there.
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Plant
Plumeria is related to the Oleander, Nerium Oleander, and both possess poisonous, milky sap, rather similar to that of Euphorbia.
Plumeria obtusa Gallery
Frangipani Media
A frangipani tree in bloom in Bugibba, Malta
Frangipani trunk in Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Time-lapse of a Plumeria (Frangipani) flower opening.
Plumeria is commonly used to make leis in Hawaii.
Red frangipani found in Malaysia
Plumeria in the Jardin des Plantes de Lille, Lille, France
Other websites
- Frangipani, Plumeria, Lonely Hearts Posts and New Books to Read! Archived 2007-03-10 at the Wayback Machine - Informative but non-scholarly essay on Plumeria.
- Portuguese Flora Brasiliensis: Plumeria
- (in French) Dok Champa Muang Lao: Plumeria Flowers, fleurs des frangipaniers, fleurs du Laos. Présentation de toutes les méthodes de multiplications : par bouture, semis, greffe ou encore marcottage. Archived 2007-01-24 at the Wayback Machine
- (in Dutch) plumeria's in nederland kweken
- Bali Plumeria Archived 2020-06-14 at the Wayback Machine
- Photos of White Frangipani (Plumeria Alba) Archived 2008-03-12 at the Wayback Machine