Flowering · Fruit · Medicinal
Plumeria Frangipani
Plumeria alba L.
The Caribbean
Fun factThe name frangipani comes from an Italian nobleman who produced a perfume with a fragrance similar to plumeria flowers.
A small, irregularly shaped tree to about 7.5 m tall with leathery, narrowly lance-shaped leaves clustered at the ends of the thick branches. Clusters of white flowers with a small yellow centre and a sweet scent open at the branch tips through much of the year. Like all plumerias, every part of the plant exudes a milky white sap when cut, and plants are easily raised from cured stem cuttings.
Sourced · see Record tab
4on the estate
2carrying a tag
0sponsored
FamilyApocynaceae
Spanish nameAlhelí
Also known asWhite frangipani, Frangipani, Plumeria, Plumeria Alba, White Frangipani
Native toThe Caribbean, from Puerto Rico through the Leeward and Windward Islands
| Tag | Garden area | Zone | Planted | Status | Sponsored | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63 | Welcome Center | B | 26 May 2014 | Healthy | — | |
| 64 | Welcome Center | B | 26 May 2014 | Dead | — | Reassign Number |
| — | North Entrance Hill Side | — | 5 July 2019 | Planted | — | |
| — | North Entrance Hill Side | — | 5 July 2019 | Planted | — |
2 of these have no tag yet; they will be numbered when the garden team re-tags the estate.