Plumeria alba

Plumeria alba

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 alba

Name

Plumeria alba L., (1753).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Plumeria revolutifolia Stokes, Bot. Mat. Med. 1: 501 (1812).
  • Plumeria hypoleuca var. angustifolia Gasp., Ann. Civili Regno Due Sicilie 1: 122 (1833).
  • Plumeria alba var. jacquiniana A.DC. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 8: 392 (1844)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America Regional: Caribbean Puerto Rico, Virgin Isl. (Anegada, Guana, Jost van Dyke, St. Croix, St. John, St. Thomas, Tortola, Virgin Gorda), Lesser Antilles (Anguilla, Antigua, Barbados, Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Grenadines, Guadeloupe, Marie Galante, Martinique, Saba, St. Barthelemy, St. Eustatius, St. Lucia, St. Martin, St. Vincent) 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 alba 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 alba. 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 alba. Published online. Accessed: Oct. 17 2018.
• The Plant List 2013. Plumeria alba in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Oct. 17.
• Tropicos.org 2018. Plumeria alba. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 17 Oct. 2018.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Plumeria alba in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2014 June 25.

Vernacular names

español: Alheli blanco, Alheli cimarrón
italiano: Frangipani
svenska: Smalbladig frangipani

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