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Plumeria rubra
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La Rochelle Hotel
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5, Monmouth Rd, Emerald Hill, Harare
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Gardiner Farm, Arcturus
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By road near Mazvikadei Dam
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By road near Mazvikadei Dam
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By road near Mazvikadei Dam
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By road near Mazvikadei Dam
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By road near Mazvikadei Dam
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By road near Mazvikadei Dam
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By road near Mazvikadei Dam
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La Rochelle Botanic Garden, Penhalonga
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La Rochelle Botanic Garden, Penhalonga
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La Rochelle Botanic Garden, Penhalonga
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La Rochelle Botanic Garden, Penhalonga
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La Rochelle Botanic Garden, Penhalonga
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La Rochelle Botanic Garden, Penhalonga
Photo: Petra Ballings
La Rochelle Botanic Garden, Penhalonga
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| Synonyms: | |
| Common names: | Frangipani (English) Red frangipani (English) |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Cultivated and rarely naturalised |
| Description: |
Deciduous spreading shrub or small tree 2–8 m high with thick succulent trunk and sausage-like blunt branches covered with a thin grey bark. White latex present. Leaves alternate and clustered can at the end of the branches, elliptic up to 30-50 cm. Flowers in terminal heads, strongly fragrant in morning and evening, pink to white with shades of yellow in the centre, 5–7.5 cm wide. Fruit pod-like, cylindric, 17.5 cm with 20-60 winged seeds. Fruit rarely found in cultivation. |
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| Habitat: | Rarely naturalized in rocky woodland. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Mexico to Panama |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | C |
| Growth form(s): | Tree. |
| Endemic status: | |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
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Other sources of information about Plumeria rubra:
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Flora of Malawi: cultivated Plumeria rubraFlora of Mozambique: cultivated Plumeria rubra
Flora of Zambia: cultivated Plumeria rubra
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Plumeria rubra
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Plumeria rubraAfrican Plant Database: Plumeria rubra
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Plumeria rubra
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Plumeria rubra
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Plumeria rubra
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Plumeria rubra
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Plumeria rubra
JSTOR Plant Science: Plumeria rubra
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Plumeria rubra
Plants of the World Online: Plumeria rubra
Tropicos: Plumeria rubra
Wikipedia: Plumeria rubra
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