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Frangipani (443813128)

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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 IndiaDave's Garden. Date: 1 April 2007, 16:13. Source: Frangipani. Author: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India. Camera location19° 27′ 05.98″ N, 72° 56′ 39.76″ E View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 19.451660; 72.944377.

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