Manipur Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Manipur (India)
Designed & Developed by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Apocynaceae | Genus: Crateva | Species: Plumeria rubra L. |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Plumeria acuminata W.T.Aiton, Plumeria acutifolia | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Temple tree, Champa, Golainchi | Flower Type | Cyme |
| English / Trade Name | Pagoda Tree, Frangipani | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Khagi Leihao Angouba | Fruiting Period | Jan-March |
| Altitude | Up to 1500 m | Fruit Type | Follicle |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Fruit 12 cm long, cylindrical |
| Habitat | Occurs in all tropical areas of the world and widely cultivated as ornamental | Bark Type | Rugged |
| Distribution | Native to Pacific Islands, Caribbean, South America and Mexico introduced to India | Bark Details | Pale brownish or greyish |
| Distribution in manipur | Eastern | Origin | Exotic |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Opposite (leaves in pairs along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Elliptic | ||
| Description of Species | 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 | Leaf Details | Leaves spirally aranged, obovate-oblong, 15-30 X 5-10 cm, acute at both ends, entire, glabrous above, somewhat pubescent beneath, thickly coriaceous, midrib prominent and thickened, lateral nerves numerous |
