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Plumeria alba
Also called Wild Frangipani, Pigion Wood, West Indian Jasmine, Wild Frangepane, Caterpillar Tree, Milktree, Pagoda Tree
Plumeria alba is a small deciduous tree from Puerto Rico and the Lesser Antilles, grown for its fragrant white flowers with yellow centres. It needs full sun, warmth and well-drained soil, and it is best suited to frost-free tropical or subtropical climates.
Plumeria alba is a species of flowering plant in the genus Plumeria native to Puerto Rico and the Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean. It is commonly known as West Indian jasmine, white frangipani plant, nosegay tree. It is a small deciduous tree and has been planted in tropical regions worldwide.
P. alba is often cultivated as an ornamental plant. In Cambodia pagodas especially choose this shrub, with the flowers used in ritual offerings to the deities, they are sometimes used to make necklaces which decorate coffins. In addition, the flowers are edible and eaten as fritters, while the heart of the wood is part of a traditional medical preparation taken as a vermifuge or as a laxative.
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
