Plumeria Tree

Plumeria Tree

Plumeria alba

Summary

Scientific Classification

Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Angiosperm
Class: Dicotyledonae
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Plumeria
Species: P.alba
Scientific Name: Plumeria alba L.

Common Names:
English: White Champa.
Hindi name: Champa.
Kannada: Sampige.
Marathi: Chafa.

Description:

  1. Habit & Habitat: soft-wooded erect tree with 5-8 m high, Small tree.
  2. Distribution: Native to Central America and Caribbean, but now it is commonly found in Asia aslo.
  3. Morphology:
    Leaf: Obovate-oblong or lanceolate, acute at the apex, glabrous, stiff, main nerves clear, parallel, joining in an intramarginal one.
    Inflorescence: Terminal many flowered cymes.
    Flower: White, pale yellow or rose or reddish, with a yellow centre. Calyx lobes 2-3 mm long retuse at the apex, pubescent outside and ciliate at the margins. Corolla tube 2 cm long, lobes 3-2 cm obovate, pubescent inside, glabrous outside.
    Fruit: Follicles rarely produced, in pairs.
    Seeds: large, flat, glabrous.
    Flowering and Fruiting Time: November – July.
  4. Propagation: by seeds and cuttings.
  5. *Importance:
    The bark is a violent purgative. The tree is commonly cultivated for its flowers. Is used in the treatment of blennorrhagia, herpes and syphilis.
  6. Location: Botanical Garden, Library – Gymkhana.

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