Plumeria rubra

For the Hindu temple element, see Sthala Vriksha.

Plumeria rubra
Tree with pink flowers in Pakistan
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Plumeria
Species:
P. rubra
Binomial name
Plumeria rubra
Synonyms[3]
List
    • Plumeria acuminata W.T.Aiton
    • Plumeria acutifolia Poir.
    • Plumeria angustifolia A.DC.
    • Plumeria arborea Noronha
    • Plumeria arborescens G.Don
    • Plumeria aurantia Lodd. ex G.Don
    • Plumeria aurantia Endl.
    • Plumeria aurantiaca Steud.
    • Plumeria bicolor Ruiz & Pav.
    • Plumeria carinata Ruiz & Pav.
    • Plumeria conspicua G.Don
    • Plumeria gouanii D.Don ex G.Don
    • Plumeria incarnata Mill.
    • Plumeria incarnata var. milleri (G.Don) A.DC.
    • Plumeria jamesonii Hook.
    • Plumeria kerrii G.Don
    • Plumeria kunthiana Kostel.
    • Plumeria lambertiana Lindl.
    • Plumeria loranthifolia Müll.Arg.
    • Plumeria lutea Ruiz & Pav.
    • Plumeria mariaelenae J.F.Gut. & J.Linares
    • Plumeria megaphylla A.DC.
    • Plumeria mexicana G.Lodd.
    • Plumeria milleri G.Don
    • Plumeria mollis Kunth
    • Plumeria northiana Lodd. ex G.Don
    • Plumeria purpurea Ruiz & Pav.
    • Plumeria rubra var. acuminata (W.T.Aiton) R.S.Rao & Balamani
    • Plumeria rubra f. acutifolia (Poir.) Woodson
    • Plumeria rubra f. lutea (Ruiz & Pav.) Woodson
    • Plumeria rubra f. tricolor (Ruiz & Pav.) Woodson
    • Plumeria rubra f. typica Woodson
    • Plumeria tenuifolia Lodd. ex G.Don
    • Plumeria tricolor Ruiz & Pav.

Plumeria rubra is a deciduous plant species belonging to the genus Plumeria.[4] Originally native to Mexico, Central America, Colombia and Venezuela, it has been widely cultivated in subtropical and tropical climates worldwide and is a popular garden and park plant, as well as being used in temples and cemeteries. It grows as a spreading tree to 7–8 m (23–26 ft) high and wide, and is flushed with fragrant flowers of shades of pink, white and yellow over the summer and autumn.

Its common names include frangipani,[2] red paucipan,[2] red-jasmine,[2] red frangipani, common frangipani, temple tree,[2] calachuchi,[5] or simply plumeria. Despite its common name, the species is not a "true jasmine" and not of the genus Jasminum.

  1. ^ Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) & IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2019). "Plumeria rubra". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T144270910A149056540. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Plumeria rubra". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2009-02-01.
  3. ^ "Plumeria rubra L." Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Botanica. The Illustrated AZ of over 10000 garden plants and how to cultivate them", p. 691. Könemann, 2004. ISBN 3-8331-1253-0
  5. ^ Bolton, Kingsley; Kachru, Braj B., eds. (2006). World Englishes Critical Concepts in Linguistics· Volume 3. London: Routledge. p. 361. ISBN 9780415315081.