Plumeria pudica Jacq …

Scientific Name :
Plumeria pudica Jacq.

Synonym :
Plumeria caracasana J.R.Johnst.
Plumeria cochleata S.F.Blake

Common Name : Wild Plumeria
Plant Family : Apocynaceae
Habit : Shrub

Plant Description
Flowering & Fruiting
: January to December
Flower Colour : White
Description : Height: Upto 5 m
Stem: Brown and rough
Leaves: Simple, spatulate, apex acuminate, resembling like cobra hood, crowded at the apex
Flowers: Calyx gamosepalous, petals 5 overlapping obovate elliptical nerved yellow at the centre
Inflorescence: Cymose
Fruit: Follicles

Native/ Exotic : E
Locality : TL
Distribution Range : Panama to N. Venezuela.
Uses : It treats diabetes, it is used as ornamental plants