IDENTIFICATION OF WHITE FRANGIPANI (Plumeria pudica)

 WHITE FRANGIPANI (Plumeria pudica)

Plumeria pudica (Apocynaceae), commonly known as bridal bouquet, is a flowering ornamental plant related to the common frangipani, P. Rubra. A native to Columbia, Panama and Venezuela, P. Pudica has striking white flowers and a long blooming period which have made it a popular landscape plant in south Florida and the Caribbean (Suarez et al., 2017).

Morphological Character

Habitus: Shrubs or small tree; up to 3 m. Trunk: small trunk (compared to the figure of the tree) extends without the shape of a tuber; The main stem hardens. Cambodia leaves are green; oval shaped; tapered leaf base; blunt leaf tip; Leaf length 20-40 cm; width between 6-12.5 cm. Cambodian flowers have a distinctive fragrance; Flower shaped trumpet; consists of five crowns; colored white.

Classification

Kingdom           :           Plantae

Clade                 :           Tracheophytes

Clade                 :           Angiosperms

Clade                 :           Eudicots

Clade                 :           Asterids

Order                 :           Gentianales

Family                :           Apocynaceae

Genus                :           Plumeria

Species               :           P. Pudica        

Reference :

      Suarez, S. N., Sanahuja, G., Lopez, P., & Caldwell, D. L., 2017. First confirmed report of powdery mildew (Erysiphe sp.) on Plumeria pudica in the United States. New Disease Reports, 36, pp.3-3.