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− | [[Image:Plumeria alba flowers.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Plumeria]] bloom]]'''''[[Plumeria]]''''' (common name '''Frangipani'''; [[syn.]] ''Himatanthus'' [[Willd.]] ex [[Roem.]] & [[Schult.]]) is a small genus of 7-8 handsome and useful species native to tropical and subtropical [[Americas]]. Open plants have leathery, pointed leaves at the ends of the branches. Flowers during warm seasons, and give clusters of large, showy, waxy flowers with a strong perfume. ''Plumeria'' is related to the Oleander, ''[[Oleander|Nerium oleander]]'', and both possess poisonous, milky sap, rather similar to that of ''[[Euphorbia]]''.
| + | {{Taxobox |
| + | | color = IndianRed |
| + | | name = ''Plumeria'' |
| + | | image = Plumeria alba flowers.jpg |
| + | | image_width = 240px |
| + | | image_caption = ''Plumeria alba'' (White Frangipani) |
| + | | growth_habit = [[Shrub]], Small Tree |
| + | | high = 18ft |
| + | | lifespan = [[Perennial]] |
| + | | exposure = Full Sun, High Shade |
| + | | water = moderate |
| + | | features = Flowers, Fragrance |
| + | | hardiness = Frost tender |
| + | | usda_zones = vary |
| + | | sunset_zones = vary by species |
| + | }} |
| + | '''''[[Plumeria]]''''' (common name '''Frangipani'''; [[syn.]] ''Himatanthus'' [[Willd.]] ex [[Roem.]] & [[Schult.]]) is a small genus of 7-8 handsome and useful species native to tropical and subtropical [[Americas]]. Open plants have leathery, pointed leaves at the ends of the branches. Flowers during warm seasons, and give clusters of large, showy, waxy flowers with a strong perfume. ''Plumeria'' is related to the Oleander, ''[[Oleander|Nerium oleander]]'', and both possess poisonous, milky sap, rather similar to that of ''[[Euphorbia]]''. |
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| ''Plumeria'' flowers are most fragrant at night in order to lure [[sphinx moths]] to pollinate them. The flowers have no [[nectar]], and simply dupe their pollinators. The moths inadvertently pollinate them by transferring pollen from flower to flower in their fruitless search for nectar. | | ''Plumeria'' flowers are most fragrant at night in order to lure [[sphinx moths]] to pollinate them. The flowers have no [[nectar]], and simply dupe their pollinators. The moths inadvertently pollinate them by transferring pollen from flower to flower in their fruitless search for nectar. |