Plumeria obtusa

Plumeria obtusa

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gentianales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Gentianales

Familia: Apocynaceae
Subfamilia: Rauvolfioideae
Tribus: Plumerieae
Subtribus: Plumeriinae
Genus: Plumeria
Species: Plumeria obtusa

Name

Plumeria obtusa L. (1753)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Plumeria obtusa var. typica Woodson, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 25: 212 (1938), nom. inval.
• Heterotypic
  • Plumeria nivea Mill., Gard. Dict. ed. 8: n.º 4 (1768).
  • Plumeria parvifolia Donn, Hortus Cantabrig., ed. 6: 64 (1811).
  • Plumeria versicolor Dehnh., Cat. Pl. Horti Camald., ed. 2: 23 (1832).
  • Plumeria hypoleuca Gasp., Ann. Civili Regno Due Sicilie 1: 122 (1833).
  • Plumeria tenorei Gazparr., Ann. Civili Regno Due Sicilie 1: 123 (1833).
  • Plumeria bicolor Seem., Bot. Voy. Herald: 168 (1854).
  • Plumeria obtusa var. laevis Griseb., Pl. Wright. 2: 519 (1862).
  • Plumeria bahamensis Urb., Symb. Antill. 1: 387 (1899).
  • Plumeria portoricensis Urb., Symb. Antill. 1: 387 (1899).
  • Plumeria marchii Urb., Symb. Antill. 3: 334 (1902).
  • Plumeria inaguensis Britton, Bull. New York Bot. Gard. 3: 4481 (1905).
  • Plumeria jamaicensis Britton, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 37: 356 (1910), nom. illeg.
  • Plumeria confusa Britton, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 42: 505 (1915).
  • Plumeria nipensis Britton, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 42: 505 (1915).
  • Plumeria barahonensis Urb., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 14: 341 (1916).
  • Plumeria apiculata Urb., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 16: 36 (1919).
  • Plumeria beatensis Urb., Dansk Bot. Ark. 4(7): 9 (1924).
  • Plumeria estrellensis Urb., Symb. Antill. 9: 240 (1924).
  • Plumeria ostenfeldii Urb., Dansk Bot. Ark. 4(7): 8 (1924).
  • Plumeria casildensis Urb., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 21: 218 (1925).
  • Plumeria cayensis Urb., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 21: 218 (1925).
  • Plumeria cuneifolia Helwig, Ark. Bot. 22A(10): 44 (1929).
  • Plumeria multiflora Standl., Publ. Field Columb. Mus., Bot. Ser. 8: 33 (1930).
  • Plumeria obtusa var. sericifolia (C.Wright ex Griseb.) Woodson, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 25: 214 (1938).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America Regional: Caribbean Bahamas, Turks & Caicos Isl., Cayman Isl., Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico (Aguascalientes, Campeche, Chiapas, Chihuahua, Colima, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Michoacan, Nayarit, Queretaro, Quintana Roo, San Luis Potosi, Sonora, Veracruz, Yucatan, Zacatecas) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 210. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Plumeria obtusa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Oct. 17. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2018. Plumeria obtusa. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Oct. 17. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Plumeria obtusa. Published online. Accessed: Oct. 17 2018.
• The Plant List 2013. Plumeria obtusa in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Oct. 17.
• Tropicos.org 2018. Plumeria obtusa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 17 Oct. 2018.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Plumeria obtusa in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Duftende Frangipani
English: Singapore graveyard flower
español: Alheli cimarrón, Alheli de Mona, Alheli montuno
suomi: Bahamantemppelipuu
magyar: Törpe hawaii rózsa
svenska: Glansfrangipani
Tiếng Việt: Sứ lá tù

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