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Campus Trees

Plumeria pudica

நாவில்லாஅரளி

Family:  Apocynaceae

Common Names:  Wild Plumeria, Bridal bouquet, White frangipani, Fiddle leaf plumeria

Flowering Period: August – March

Description

  • Wild Plumeria an evergreen species of Plumeria native to Panama, Colombia and Venezuela.
  • It 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.
  • Large clusters of bright white 3-inch flowers with small yellow centres cover this tree as a beautiful bouquet, hence the common name.
  • The flowers are not fragrant. The plant looks attractive even when it is not flowering, because of its beautiful leaves.

Uses

  • The plant is used for ornamental purpose.