Plumeria obtusa var. sericifolia

Plumeria obtusa var. sericifolia (C.Wright ex Griseb.) Woodson, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 25: 214 1938. (Syn: Plumeria casildensis Urb.; Plumeria domingensis Urb.; Plumeria gibbosa Urb.; Plumeria hypoleuca Gasp.; Plumeria lanata Britton; Plumeria leuconeura Urb.; Plumeria multiflora Standl.; Plumeria pilosula Urb.; Plumeria sericifolia C.Wright ex Griseb.; Plumeria trinitensis Britton; Plumeria tuberculata Lodd.; Plumeria tuberculata subsp. sericifolia […]

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Plumeria species

Plumeria species;     Lichens in Chennai?: Thanks to my son, I got to see this Lichen-like growth on a common white Frangipani tree/ Champa Tree or சம்பங்கி as shown in the photo enclosed. I always thought Lichens are kind of Bio-indicators of clean air! Am sure the place where I live (Vannandurai) is not […]

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Plumeria filifolia

Plumeria filifolia Griseb., Mem. Amer. Acad. Arts n.s., 8: 519 1863. (Syn: Plumeria stenophylla Urb.); . Images by Dinesh Valke & (Raghu Ananth – identified by Usha Desai), (inserted by Bhagyashri Ranade)    commonly known as: Aztec: cacalloxochitl (meaning – crow flower) • Bengali: kathgolop • Canary Islands: flor de cebo (meaning – bait flower) • […]

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Plumeria rubra

Plumeria rubra L., Sp. Pl. 209 1753. (Syn. Plumeria acuminata W.T.Aiton; Plumeria acutifolia Poir.; Plumeria acutifolia var. gasparrini A. DC.; Plumeria angustifolia A.DC.; Plumeria arborea Noronha; Plumeria arborescens G.Don; Plumeria aurantia Endl.; Plumeria aurantia Lodd. ex G.Don; Plumeria aurantiaca Steud.; Plumeria bicolor Ruiz & Pav.; Plumeria blandfordiana Lodd. ex G.Don; Plumeria carinata Ruiz & Pav.; Plumeria […]

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Plumeria pudica

Plumeria pudica Jacq., Enum. Syst. Pl. 13 1760. (Syn: Plumeriacaracasana J.R.Johnst.; Plumeriacochleata S.F.Blake); , Bridal Bouquet, White Frangipani; . ID Confirmation Requested_28122010_DS_SN6: This garden flower show at Uluberia. West Bengal in Sep. 2010 –  Nice photograph of Plumeria pudica locally called Pandhra Chapha. white flower 1st July 2011 Churchgate Mumbai MAH sea level: I’m glad to […]

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Plumeria obtusa

Plumeria obtusa L., Sp. Pl. 210 1753. (Syn: Plumeria clusioides var. parviflora (Griseb.) M. Gómez; Plumeria emarginata var. sericifolia (C. Wright ex Griseb.) M. Gómez; Plumeria obtusa var. laevis Griseb.; Plumeria obtusa var. parviflora Griseb.;            Plumeria apiculata Urb.; Plumeria bahamensis Urb.; Plumeria barahonensis Urb.; Plumeria beatensis Urb.; Plumeria bicolor Seem.; Plumeria cayensis Urb.; Plumeria clusioides […]

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