Plumeria rubra (4400639638)

Description:

Summary[edit] Description: Apocynaceae (dogbane, or oleander family) » Plumeria rubra ploo-MEER-ee-uh -- referring to a plume or feather ROO-bruh -- meaning, red colored a-kew-ti-FOH-lee-uh meaning - with sharp leaves commonly known as: dead man's fingers (Australia), flower of the cross, frangipani, graveyard tree (Caribbean Islands), Mary's flower, may flower (Nicaragua), pagoda tree (Far East), plumeria, temple tree (India), West Indian jasmine • Bengali: kathgolop • Hindi: चम्पा champa, गुलाचिन golachin, गुलैन्ची golenchi • Kannada: ಸಂಪಿಗೆ sampige • Konkani: चाम्पॅ champe • Manipuri: খগীলৈহাও khagi-leihao • Marathi: चाफा chafa • Sanskrit: चाम्पेय champeya, चंपक champaka , हेमपुष्प hemapushpa • Tamil: நெல ஸம்பங்கி nela sampangi Native to: tropical and subtropical America References: Flowers of India • Dave's Garden. Date: 28 February 2010, 12:05. Source: Plumeria rubra. Author: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India.