Mazhar Botanic Garden

Plumeria rubra L.

Frangipani red-jasmine Temple tree Common frangipani

Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Plumeria
Species: rubra
Sample code: EGY-MBG-000236
English name: Frangipani, red-jasmine, Temple tree, Common frangipani
Arabic name: ياسمين هندي
Native: Mexico. Central America
Country: Mexico United States
(PGR): Very common

Deciduous plant, shrub or small tree up to 2-8 m tall and similar width leaves  thick, leathery, 30-50 cm long, arranged at the end of the branches flower pink to red, yellow center, borne  in terminal clusters at the branch tips fruit follicle 15-30 cm long

•ornamental trees cultivated in the tropics. It is often planted near Asian temples, where the fragrant flowers are picked daily as religious offerings

Plumeria acuminata WTAiton, Plumeria acutifolia Poir

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Water Sources: Moderate Water
Lights: Full sun
Propagation: Seeds, stem tip cuttings
Flowering time: Summer, autumn
Zone: 10

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