Plumeria rubra

Plumeria rubra is a deciduous plant species belonging to the genus Plumeria. Originally native to Mexico, Central America, Colombia and Venezuela, it has been widely cultivated in subtropical and tropical climates worldwide and is a popular garden and park plant, as well as being used in temples and cemeteries. It grows as a spreading tree to 7–8 m (23–26 ft) high and wide, and is flushed with fragrant flowers of shades of pink, white and yellow over the summer and autumn.

Plumeria rubra
Tree with pink flowers in Pakistan
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Apocynaceae
Genus:	Plumeria
Species:	P. rubra
Binomial name
Plumeria rubra L.
Synonyms
List Plumeria acuminata W.T.Aiton Plumeria acutifolia Poir. Plumeria angustifolia A.DC. Plumeria arborea Noronha Plumeria arborescens G.Don Plumeria aurantia Lodd. ex G.Don Plumeria aurantia Endl. Plumeria aurantiaca Steud. Plumeria bicolor Ruiz & Pav. Plumeria carinata Ruiz & Pav. Plumeria conspicua G.Don Plumeria gouanii D.Don ex G.Don Plumeria incarnata Mill. Plumeria incarnata var. milleri (G.Don) A.DC. Plumeria jamesonii Hook. Plumeria kerrii G.Don Plumeria kunthiana Kostel. Plumeria lambertiana Lindl. Plumeria loranthifolia Müll.Arg. Plumeria lutea Ruiz & Pav. Plumeria mariaelenae J.F.Gut. & J.Linares Plumeria megaphylla A.DC. Plumeria mexicana G.Lodd. Plumeria milleri G.Don Plumeria mollis Kunth Plumeria northiana Lodd. ex G.Don Plumeria purpurea Ruiz & Pav. Plumeria rubra var. acuminata (W.T.Aiton) R.S.Rao & Balamani Plumeria rubra f. acutifolia (Poir.) Woodson Plumeria rubra f. lutea (Ruiz & Pav.) Woodson Plumeria rubra f. tricolor (Ruiz & Pav.) Woodson Plumeria rubra f. typica Woodson Plumeria tenuifolia Lodd. ex G.Don Plumeria tricolor Ruiz & Pav.

Its common names include frangipani, red paucipan, red-jasmine, red frangipani, common frangipani, temple tree, or simply plumeria. Despite its common name, the species is not a "true jasmine" and not of the genus Jasminum.