Plumeria obtusa

Characteristics
Dicots
APOCYNACEAE
Plumeria
Plumeria obtusa L.
FRANGIPANI
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Plumeria obtusa is probably based on a plant Catesby saw in the Bahamas. Recent work recognizes about 28 species of Plumeria native to the West Indies (Acevedo-Rodríguez & Strong 2012; Tiernan et al. 2020).
Not Native
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Classification
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GENTIANALES
Plumeria
Plumeria obtusa L. - FRANGIPANI
Citation
PLUMERIA OBTUSA Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 210. 1753.
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BAHAMA ISLANDS: Without data (lectotype: Catesby, Nat. Hist. Carolina 2: pl. 93. 1743). Lectotypified by Dandy, Sloane Herb. 112. 1958.
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Plant Photos
Plumeria obtusa - 302
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