Plumeria rubra L.
Red paucipan; Templetree
Other names
| International recognized trade name (ATIBT) | ||
| English | Red paucipan; Templetree | |
| Español | Alheli; Alheli roje | |
| Other names |
Origin
| States and Territories | Mexico (Aguascalientes, Baja California Norte, Baja California Sur, Campeche, Chiapas, Chihuahua, Colima, Ciudad de Mexico, Durango, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Mexico State, Michoacan, Morelos, Nayarit, Nuevo Leon, Oaxaca, Puebla, Queretaro, Quintana Roo, San Luis Potosi, Sinaloa, Sonora, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Veracruz, Yucatan, Zacatecas); Belize; Guatemala; Honduras; El Salvador; Nicaragua; Costa Rica; Panama; Bahamas [c]; Cayman Isl. [c]; Cuba [c]; Hispaniola [c]; Jamaica [c]; Puerto Rico [c]; Virgin Isl. [c] (St. Croix [c], St. John [c], St. Thomas [c], Tortola [c], Virgin Gorda [c]); Dominica [c]; Grenada [c]; Grenadines [c]; Guadeloupe [c]; Martinique [c]; Saba [c]; St. Barthélémy [c]; St. Eustatius [c]; St. Kitts [c]; St. Lucia [c]; St. Martin/St. Maarten [c]; St. Vincent [c]; Trinidad [c]; Colombia [I]; Peru [I]; Guyana [I]; Surinam [I]; French Guiana [I]; Ecuador [I]; Brazil [I]; Argentina [I]; Bolivia [I]; trop. Africa [I]; São Tomé [I]; Chad [I]; Cameroon [I]; Mozambique [I]; Madagascar [I]; Mozambique Channel Isl. [Iles Éparses] [c] (Juan de Nova Isl. [c]); Benin [I]; Guinea [I]; Burkina Faso [I]; Cape Verde Isl. [I]; Andaman Isl. [I]; Nicobar Isl. [I]; Thailand [I]; Bhutan [I]; India [I] (Darjeeling [I], etc.); Philippines [I]; Myanmar [I]; Nepal [I]; Cambodia [I]; Laos [I]; Philippines [I]; Bangladesh [I]; Vietnam [I]; Lakshadweep Isl. [Laccadives] [I]; Maldives [I]; Taiwan [I]; China [I] (Fujian [I], Guangdong [I], Guangxi [I], Hainan [I], Yunnan [I]); Java [I]; Fiji [I]; New Caledonia [I]; American Samoa (Manua Isl. [I]); Gilbert Isl. (Tarawa [I], Nonouti [I]); Marshall Isl. [I] (Utirik [I], Ujae [I], Lae [I], Kwajalein [I], Ailuk [I], Jemo [I], Likiep [I], Arno [I], Ailinglapalap [I], Majuro [I], Arno [I], Jaluit [I]); Fed. States of Micronesia (Ulithi [I], Fais [I], Eauripik [I], Woleai [I], Faraulep [I], Ifalik [I], Lamotrek [I], Satawal [I], Puluwat [I], Namonuito [I], Nomwin [I], Truk [I], Moen [I], Dublon [I], Uman [I], Piis [I], Nama [I], Namoluk [I], Etal [I], Satawan [I], Nukuoro [I], Kapingamarangi [I], Pohnpei [I], Mokil [I], Pingelap [I], Kosrae [I]); Nauru [I]; Niue [I]; Palau (Koror [I], Sonsorol [I], Tobi [I]); Northern Marianas (Anatahan [I], Rota [I]); Guam [I]; Tonga [I]; Tuamotu Arch. (Makatea Isl. [I]); Niue [I]; N-Line Isl. [I] (Teraina [I], Tabueran [I], Kiritimati [I]); Society Isl. [I] (Tahiti [I], Raiatea [I], Huahine [I], Tetiaroa Atoll [I]); Tokelau [I] (Swains Isl. [I]); Tonga [I]; Tuamotu Arch. [I] (Rangiroa Atoll [I], Takapoto Atoll [I]); Tuvalu [I] (Nui Atoll [I]); Rotuma Isl. [I] | |||
| [I] = Introduced | ||||
| [c] = Commercially cultivated | ||||
Botany
| Reich | Plantae | |||
| Tribe | Tracheophyta | |||
| Gymnosperm | Angiosperm | |||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | |||
| Order | Gentianales | |||
| Family | Apocynaceae | |||
| Genus | Plumeria | |||
| Species | rubra | |||
| Author citation | L. | |||
| Scientific name | Plumeria rubra L. | |||
Habitus
| Wood type | Hardwood | |||
| Growth habit | Baum | |||
Natural durability
(according to EN 350)
| Mushrooms field | DC | |||
Appearances
Wood
Plumeria rubra , ©MundoForestal-Costa Rica
Bark
, Bark , ©Dennis Wilson
Leaves
, Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson
, Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson
Twigs
, Twigs , ©Dennis Wilson
Flowers
, Flowers , ©Dennis Wilson