Plumeria rubra

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Plumeria rubra
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Plant Info
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Plumeria
Species: P. rubra

Binomial name
Plumeria rubra

Plumeria rubra is a deciduous plant belonging to the genus Plumeria.[1]

Plumeria rubra can grow to 8 meters (25 feet) tall. It has usually pink flowers, and also has varieties with white or yellow shades.[1]

Flowers of Plumeria rubra

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Botanica. The Illustrated AZ of over 10000 garden plants and how to cultivate them", p. 691. Könemann, 2004. ISBN 3-8331-1253-0