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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 .
The name "frangipani" comes from a 16th-century marquis of the noble Frangipani family in Italy, who created a synthetic plumeria-like perfume. [6] [7] Common names for plants in the genus vary widely according to region, variety, and whim, but frangipani or variations on that theme are the most common. [5]
Chonemorpha fragrans, the frangipani vine or climbing frangipani, is a plant species in the genus Chonemorpha. It is a vigorous, generally evergreen, climbing shrub producing stems 30 m (98 ft) or more long that can climb to the tops of the tallest trees in the forests of Southeast Asia. It has scented, white flowers and large shiny leaves.
Denny Schrock . Buckeye. Ohio buckeye (Aesculus glabra) is usually a small to medium-size tree (20-40 feet tall) with compound leaves that have five oval-shaped leaflets.Closely related is the ...
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.
P. alba is often cultivated as an ornamental plant. 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]
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 ...
An edible seed [n 1] is a seed that is suitable for human or animal consumption. Of the six major plant parts, [ n 2 ] seeds are the dominant source of human calories and protein . [ 1 ] A wide variety of plant species provide edible seeds; most are angiosperms , while a few are gymnosperms .