| Plumeria rubra |
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| Tree with pink flowers in Pakistan |
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| Scientific classification |
| Kingdom: |
Plantae |
| Clade: |
Tracheophytes |
| Clade: |
Angiosperms |
| Clade: |
Eudicots |
| Clade: |
Asterids |
| Order: |
Gentianales |
| Family: |
Apocynaceae |
| Genus: |
Plumeria |
| Species: |
P. rubra |
| Binomial name |
Plumeria rubra
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| Synonyms |
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- Plumeria acuminata W.T.Aiton
- Plumeria acutifolia Poir.
- Plumeria angustifolia A.DC.
- Plumeria arborea Noronha
- Plumeria arborescens G.Don
- Plumeria aurantia Lodd. ex G.Don
- Plumeria aurantia Endl.
- Plumeria aurantiaca Steud.
- Plumeria bicolor Ruiz & Pav.
- Plumeria carinata Ruiz & Pav.
- Plumeria conspicua G.Don
- Plumeria gouanii D.Don ex G.Don
- Plumeria incarnata Mill.
- Plumeria incarnata var. milleri (G.Don) A.DC.
- Plumeria jamesonii Hook.
- Plumeria kerrii G.Don
- Plumeria kunthiana Kostel.
- Plumeria lambertiana Lindl.
- Plumeria loranthifolia Müll.Arg.
- Plumeria lutea Ruiz & Pav.
- Plumeria mariaelenae J.F.Gut. & J.Linares
- Plumeria megaphylla A.DC.
- Plumeria mexicana G.Lodd.
- Plumeria milleri G.Don
- Plumeria mollis Kunth
- Plumeria northiana Lodd. ex G.Don
- Plumeria purpurea Ruiz & Pav.
- Plumeria rubra var. acuminata (W.T.Aiton) R.S.Rao & Balamani
- Plumeria rubra f. acutifolia (Poir.) Woodson
- Plumeria rubra f. lutea (Ruiz & Pav.) Woodson
- Plumeria rubra f. tricolor (Ruiz & Pav.) Woodson
- Plumeria rubra f. typica Woodson
- Plumeria tenuifolia Lodd. ex G.Don
- Plumeria tricolor Ruiz & Pav.
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Plumeria rubra is a deciduous plant species belonging to the genus Plumeria. Originally native to Mexico, Central America, Colombia and Venezuela, 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. It grows as a spreading tree to 7–8 m (23–26 ft) high and wide, and is flushed with fragrant flowers of shades of pink, white and yellow over the summer and autumn.
Its common names include frangipani, red paucipan, red-jasmine, red frangipani, common frangipani, temple tree, calachuchi, or simply plumeria. Despite its common name, the species is not a "true jasmine" and not of the genus Jasminum.