Description
Plumeria which are also known as Frangipani, is a shrub which usually has one or two slender trunks that branch close to the ground forming a dense slightly spreading crown. Leaves are dark green and unique fiddle-shaped, or spoon-shaped. The flowers are fragrant.
| Name | Singapore Plumeria |
|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Plumeria obtusa |
| Native | Greater Antilles, northern Central America and southern– eastern Mexico to Belize, Florida Keys and the Caribbean |
| Common Names | Greater Antilles, northern Central America and southern– eastern Mexico to Belize, Florida Keys and the Caribbean |
| Name in Other Languages |
Bengali: Kathgolop Brazil : Jasmim-De-Caiena, Jasmim-Do-Pará, Jasmin-Manga Chinese : Dun ye ji dan hua (钝叶鸡蛋花) Hong Ji Dan Hua, Cuba : Lirio Colorado English: Singapore graveyard flower, frangipani, Krugii Cimarron, Singapore Plumeria French : Frangipanier, Frangipanier rouge German : Rote Frangipani Hindi: Champa (चम्पा), Golachin (गुलाचिन), Golenchi (गुलैन्ची) Kannada: Sampige (ಸಂಪಿಗೆ) Konkani: Chaempae Manipuri: Khageleihao Angouba Malaysia : Frangipani, Kemboja Marathi: Chafa (चाफा) Mexico : Caxtaxanat, Flor De Mayo, Tenech Coahuitl Panama : Caracucho Colorado Philippines : Kalasuting-Puti Peru : Caracucho, Suche Portuguese : Flor-De-Santo-Antônio Sanskrit: Champaka (चंपक), Champeya (चाम्पेय), Hemapushpa (हेमपुष्प) Spanish : Alhelí, Alhelí Cimarrón, Suche Sri Lanka : Araliya Swedish : Frangipani, Glansfrangipani Tamil: Arali, Nela Sampangi (நெல ஸம்பங்கி) Thai : Dtôn Lân Tom KăAo, Dtôn Lân Tom Lôok Pà-Sŏn, Dtôn-Lee-Laa-Wá-Dee Vietnamese : Ðại Lá Tù, Ðại Lá Tà, SứLá Tù |
| Plant Growth Habit | Large shrub or small tree |
| Soil | Best grown in rich, dry to medium moisture, well-drained loams |
| Plant Size | 5-10m high |
| Branchlets | Pale green, thick, fleshy |
| Leaf | Alternate, mostly clustered at branch tips, petiolate, obovate to oblong-obovate, to 25 cm long, dark green and shiny |
| Flower | Large, fragrant, waxy and showy with large deciduous bracts. Calyx 5-lobed, lobes equal or sub equal. |
| Fruit Shape & Size | Cylindrical seed pods about 3-5 inches long |
| Seeds | Many, flat proximally, with a membranous wing. |