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Plumeria (/ p l uː ˈ m ɛ r i ə /), also known as frangipani, is a genus of flowering plants in the subfamily Rauvolfioideae, of the family Apocynaceae. [1] Most species are deciduous shrubs or small trees .
Plumeria, frangipani Pua Samoa, Tiale: Gardenia taitensis: Rubiaceae (Coffee family) Tahitian gardenia (tiare) Pua taunofo: Allamanda cathartica: Apocynaceae (Dogbane family) Golden trumpet Salato: Dendrocnide harveyi: Urticaceae (Nettle family) Stinging nettle tree Seasea: Syzygium corynocarpum: Myrtaceae (Myrtle family) hemp-agrimony, holy ...
The sole included species is Hymenosporum flavum, commonly known as native frangipani, found in the rainforests and wet sclerophyll forests of New Guinea, Queensland and New South Wales. Despite its common name, it is not closely related to the frangipani , but is related to the widespread genus Pittosporum .
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.
This category is defined in accordance with the World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD), in which Fiji is considered part of the Southwestern Pacific region. Subcategories
Wedding Tapa, 19th century, from the collection of Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Tapa cloth (or simply tapa) is a barkcloth made in the islands of the Pacific Ocean, primarily in Tonga, Samoa and Fiji, but as far afield as Niue, Cook Islands, Futuna, Solomon Islands, Java, New Zealand, Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea and Hawaii (where it is called kapa).
Fijian mythology refers to the set of beliefs practiced by the indigenous people of the island of Fiji.. Their indigenous religion, like many others around the world, is based on cyclic existence where their ancestors and the environment exist in a dynamic cycle through experience, history and one with nature.
The Fiji tropical moist forests is a tropical moist forest ecoregion in Fiji and Wallis and Futuna. It covers the windward sides of Viti Levu and Vanua Levu , Fiji's largest islands, as well as the smaller Fijian islands and the three islands that make up Wallis and Futuna , an overseas territory of France .