Plumeria alba

Plumeria alba
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Apocynaceae
Genus:	Plumeria
Species:	P. alba
Binomial name
	Plumeria alba; L.
Synonyms
	Plumeria revolutifolia Stokes;

Common names[]

caterpillar tree
pagoda tree
pigeon wood
nosegay tree
white frangipani
kath golap (কাঠ গোলাপ ) (Bengali)
champa (চাঁপা ) (Bengali)
frangipanier à fleurs blanches (French)^[3]
Lee La Wa Dee (Thai)
châmpéi sâ (Khmer)^[3]
hoa chăm pa (Vietnamese)
kamboja (Indonesian)
Dok Champa (Laotian)
Chafa (Marathi)
sudu araliya (Sinhala)
Champo (Gujarati)

Uses[]

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.^[3] 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.

Gallery[]

Flowers
Illustration
Foliage with Pseudosphinx caterpillars
Plumeria alba flower, Bangalore, India

References[]

^ "Plumeria alba". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 24 April 2009. Retrieved 24 April 2009.
^ "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved June 26, 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c Dy Phon Pauline, 2000, Plants Utilised In Cambodia, printed by Imprimirie Olympic, Phnom Penh

External links[]

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[IPNI-1] "Plumeria alba". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 24 April 2009. Retrieved 24 April 2009.

[2] "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved June 26, 2014.

[dyphon-3] Dy Phon Pauline, 2000, Plants Utilised In Cambodia, printed by Imprimirie Olympic, Phnom Penh

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