Plumeria obtusa L.

 
  • Family : APOCYNACEAE
    (Dogbane Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : KARONDA FAMILY (करौंदा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Apocynaceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Plumeria obtusa L.
  • Common name : Temple tree, White champa, Dwarf Plumeria, Cyban Frangipini
  • Vernacular name :
    • Simaiyalari, Vellachampakam Velutharali (Malayalam)
  • Habit : Tree
  • Comments / notes : Frequently grown in gardens
  • Key identification features : A small tree
  • Flower, Fruit : Throughout the year
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Dakshina Kannada district, Bengaluru district
    • Kerala : Kerala
    • Delhi : Delhi
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
  • Native : Central America
  • World Distribution : Central America, from Mexico to Panama
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2014 - Flora of South Kanara
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Plumeria obtusa. Downloaded on 12 October 2024.

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