Plumeria pudica Jacq. | |
Apocynaceae | |
White Frangipani | |
| Botanical Name | Plumeria pudica Jacq. |
| Synonyms | Plumeria caracasana J.R. Johnston; Plumeria cochleate S.F. Blake |
| Family | Apocynaceae |
| Common Name | English: White Frangipani, Bridal bouquet / Tamil: Naavilla arali |
| Distribution | Global: Native to Panama, Colombia and Venezuela. Ornamental plant in Tropic and subtropic countries. Indian: Throughout India |
| Description | : Evergreen shrub up to 2 m height, stem green, milky sap present, slender and cylindrical. Leaves unusual fiddle shaped, or spoon shaped, simple, spiral, cluster at tip. Inflorescence terminal cyme. Flower white, large, pentamerous, bisexual, hypogynous, calyx 5 sepals, green, corolla 5 lobed, tubular, white but yellow near neck. Stamens 5, epipetalous, inserted, filament short, anther bilobed. Gynoecium apocarpous, bicarpellary, ovary lanceolate with many ovules, superior ovary. Fruit capsule or follicle, dehisce and release numerous seeds. |
| Flowering Fruiting period | Throughout the year. |
| Uses | Ornamental plant grown in garden. |
| Medicinal Uses | Plant is used for the treatment of cancer and Alzheimer disease. It also used for the treatment of skin diseases. |
| Tamil Name | White Frangipani |