Plumeria rubra

• Botanical Name : Plumeria rubra L.
• Synonyms : Plumeria acutifolia Poir.
• Common Name : Champo, Khad-Champo, Common White Frangipani
• Plant Family : Apocynaceae
• Plant Form : Tree
• Occurrence (Sectors) : 1, 2, 4, 10, 13, 15, 17, 22, 26-30
• Occurrence (Special Areas) : Gujarat Forestry Research Foundation, Ayurvedic Udyan, Punit Van, Van Chetana Kendra

About Plumeria rubra Plant :

• Habit : A soft-wooded erect tree with 5-8 m high.
• Leaves : Obovate-oblong or lanceolate, acute at the apex, glabrous, stiff, main nerves clear, parallel, joining in an intramarginal one.
• Inflorescence : Terminal many flowered cymes.
• Flowers :
  • White, pale yellow or rose or reddish, with a yellow centre.
  • Calyx lobes 2-3 mm long retuse at the apex, pubescent outside and ciliate at the margins.
  • Corolla tube 2 cm long, lobes 3-2 cm obovate, pubescent inside, glabrous outside.
• Fruits :
  • Follicles rarely produced, in pairs.
  • Seeds large, flat, glabrous.
• Flowering and Fruiting Time : November - July
• Significance :
  • The bark is a violent purgative.
  • The tree is commonly cultivated for its flowers.