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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 .
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.
At the same time the colour deepens until the fully functioning female flower is golden yellow with red/purple track lines in the throat. [4] The fruit is a dehiscent, two-chambered capsule, black/brown, densely hairy and about 35 mm (1.4 in) wide and long. [4] Seeds are about 7 mm (0.28 in) long with a 4 mm (0.16 in) wing.
This profuse bloomer has leaves in the shape of a cobra's hood, and its flowers are white with a yellow center. There is a variegated leaved Plumeria pudica commonly called Golden Arrow or Gilded Spoon , as well as a pink flowering hybrid produced in Thailand called Sri Supakorn or Pink pudica .
In Cambodia pagodas especially choose this shrub, with the flowers used in ritual offerings to the deities, they are sometimes used to make necklaces which decorate coffins. [4] In addition, the flowers are edible and eaten as fritters, while the heart of the wood is part of a traditional medical preparation taken as a vermifuge or as a laxative .
The flowers are white, corolla tube is about 10 mm (0.39 in) long and the lobes about 3–7 mm (0.12–0.28 in) long. The fruit is orange when ripe and sometimes resembles a string of beads, it may be up to 23 mm (0.9 in) long and 12 mm (0.5 in) wide.
Plumeria is a genus of flowering plants whose common name is Frangipani. Frangipani or Frangipane may also refer to: Frangipane, an almond-flavoured pastry filling; Frangipani, a 2004 novel by Tahitian writer Célestine Hitiura Vaite; Frangipani, a 2013 Sri Lankan film directed by Visakesa Chandrasekaram
Voacanga thouarsii, the wild frangipani, [2] ... Its fragrant flowers feature a pale green, creamy or white corolla. The fruit is dark green, spotted with paired ...