Plumeria rubra 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 rubra L.
  • Common name : Red Frangipini, Temple of Pagoda Tree, Frangipani
  • Vernacular name :
    • Golainchi, Gobur champa (Hindi)
    • Kempu Devarkanigale (Kannada)
    • Kallimandhaarai, Malaiyarali (Tamil)
    • Deva ganneru, Deva kanchan, Nuruvarahaalu, Vaada ganneru (Telugu)
    • Devakanchan, Gulochi, Torato, Kath champa (Oria)
    • Alari, Ezhachampakam, Velachampakam (Malayalam)
  • Habit : Tree
  • Comments / notes : On hills above 750m, also planted around places of worship as a sacred tree.
  • Flower, Fruit : Throughout the year
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Bengaluru district
    • Kerala : Kerala
    • Tamil Nadu : Tamil Nadu
    • Delhi : Delhi
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
  • Native : Tropical America
  • World Distribution : Naturalized in tropics
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Parthsarathy, N & Pragasan , A L 2009. Check List 5(3):542-569
    • Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983
    • 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 rubra. Downloaded on 11 October 2024.

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