Plumeria obtusa
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| Plumeria obtusa | |
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| Leaves in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Genus: | Plumeria |
| Species: | P. obtusa |
| Binomial name | |
| Plumeria obtusa L. |
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Plumeria obtusa is a species of the genus Plumeria (Apocynaceae), native from the Greater Antilles, northern Central America and southern Mexico.[1] This large shrub or small tree grows up to 8 metres (26 ft) tall.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ "Plumeria obtusa". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?28884. Retrieved 2009-02-01.
- ^ Huxley, A., ed. (1992). New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. Macmillan ISBN 0-333-47494-5.
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Fruit and flower in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
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Flower in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
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Bark in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
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