Chandigarh Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Chandigarh (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre, Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Apocynaceae | Genus: Plumeria | Species: Plumeria rubra Linn. |
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| Synonym | Plumeria acuminata W.T.Aiton, Plumeria acutifolia Poir., Plumeria aurantia Lodd. ex G.Don, Plumeria purpurea Ruiz & Pav., Plumeria tricolor Ruiz & Pav. | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Golachin | Flower Type | Cyme |
| English / Trade Name | Pagoda Tree, Plumeria, Frangipani, Graveyard Tree, West Indian Jasmine | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Golenchi, Champa, Golachin | Fruiting Period | July-Sept |
| Altitude | Up to 1500 m | Fruit Type | Follicle |
| Habit | Shrub | Fruit Details | Follicles oblong, 11-25 × 2-3 cm. |
| Habitat | It has been widely cultivated in subtropical and tropical climates worldwide and is a popular garden and park plant, as well as being used in temples and cemeteries. | Bark Type | Rugged |
| Distribution | Probably a native of central America, Mexico and Guetemala. | Bark Details | Bark rough, branches thick, cylindrical, glabrous, swollen and leafy at the tips, leaf scars present. |
| Distribution in chandigarh | Chandigarh Botanical Garden and Nature Park, Sukhna Choe Reserve Forest & Sukhna Lake , Manimajara and Daria, Sector 3, Sector 23, Sector 32, Sector 39 | Origin | Exotic |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Obovate | ||
| Description of Species | Shrubs or under tree, bark rough, branches thick, cylindrical, glabrous, swollen and leafy at the tips, leaf scars present. Leaves spirally aranged, obovate-oblong, acute at both ends, entire, glabrous above, somewhat pubescent beneath, thickly coriaceous, midrib prominent and thickened, lateral nerves numerous; petiole with gland at the apex. Inflorescence a terminal cyme. Flower white with a yellow centre, c. 5 cm across, externally tinged with pink, Calyx small, eglandular; lobes short, rounded. Corolla salvershaped. Fruit a follicle, cylindrical. | Leaf Details | Leaves spirally aranged, obovate-oblong, acute at both ends, entire, glabrous above, somewhat pubescent beneath, thickly coriaceous, midrib prominent and thickened, lateral nerves numerous; with gland at the apex. |
