Summary[
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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: 17 March 2007, 13:18. Source:
Plumeria rubra. Author:
Dinesh Valke from Thane, India. Camera location
19° 13′ 38.7″ N, 72° 58′ 36.49″ E View all coordinates using:
OpenStreetMap 19.227416; 72.976802.