Monday 7 July 2014
Plumeria (common name Frangipani
is a genus of flowering plants in
the dogbane family, Apocynaceae. It contains seven or eight species of mainly
deciduous shrubs and small trees. They are native to Central America, Mexico,
the Caribbean, and South America as far south as Brazil but can be grown in tropical and sub-tropical
regions. Plumeria is related to
the Oleander, Nerium oleander,
and both possess an irritant, rather similar to that of Euphorbia. Contact with the sap may irritate eyes and skin. Each of the separate species of Plumeria bears differently shaped, alternate leaves with
distinct form and growth habits. The leaves of P. alba are quite narrow and corrugated, whereas leaves of P. pudica have an elongated shape and
glossy, dark-green color. P. pudica
is one of the everblooming types with non-deciduous, evergreen leaves. Source
