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Plumeria

Plumeria rubra

Habitat:

Zanzibar

Notes:

Thanks to Daniele Pralong: Plumerias are mildly toxic, not as much as their relative Nerium oleander. The plant's milky sap is irritant to skin to eyes. http://www2.ctahr.hawaii.edu/oc/freepubs......

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Frangipani
Genus Plumeria Plumeria


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8 Comments

DanielePralong
DanielePralong 12 years ago

Plumerias are mildly toxic, not as much as their relative Nerium oleander. The plant's milky sap is irritant to skin to eyes.
http://www2.ctahr.hawaii.edu/oc/freepubs...

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 12 years ago

Yes Cynthia this tree is not toxic. This tree will be found every house garden in rural and urban areas of India from many centuries.

CynthiaMHori
CynthiaMHori 12 years ago

I think the name you have listed is a bit misleading - this flower is used in abundance in Hawaii, for leis especially and is thought to be a welcoming flower not toxic. The name you have listed should be your description and change the name to Plumeria of Frangipani

Ning
Ning 12 years ago

seems the milk sap in the branches is poisonous
but the flowers could be used as Chinese medicine~~

alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 12 years ago

Can you explain what makes it toxic?

Habe dieEhre
Habe dieEhre 12 years ago

Thanks a lot for the ID :-)

Naren Raj
Naren Raj 12 years ago

This flower smells beautiful mild fragrance.

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 12 years ago

Originated from Central America. Plumeria rubra is scientific name. Red, Maroon, Orange Maroon are other shades of flowers available in this plant. Well urbanized tree almost seen alive with 1 or 2 leafs on it.

Habe dieEhre
Spotted by
Habe dieEhre

Zanzibar City, Zanzibar West, Tanzania

Spotted on Feb 1, 2010
Submitted on May 4, 2011

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