Plumeria pudica
COMMON NAME | Bridal bouquet or
Fiddle leaf plumeria |
TYPE | Shrub |
FAMILY | Apocynaceae |
NOTES | A shrub which usually
has slender upright trunks that branch close to the ground forming a dense
slightly spreading crown. Leaves are dark green and unique fiddle-shaped, or
spoon-shaped. Large clusters of bright white 3 inch flowers with small yellow
centers cover this tree as a beautiful bouquet, hence the common name. The
flowers are not fragrant. |
GEOGRAPHIC REGION | Panama, Colombia and Venezuela. |
NATIVE HABITAT | Coastal thickets and
limestone forests at low elevations |
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