Plumeria rubra
Red paucipan; Templetree
Other names
| International recognized trade name (ATIBT) | ||
| English | Red paucipan; Templetree | |
| Español | Alheli; Alheli roje | |
| Other names |
Origin
| States and Territories | 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]); Cayman Isl. [c]; Cape Verde Isl. [I]; Grenada [c]; Surinam [I]; China [I] (Fujian [I], Guangdong [I], Guangxi [I], Hainan [I], Yunnan [I]); Andaman Isl. [I]; Nicaragua; Java [I]; St. Lucia [c]; Nepal [I]; Honduras; Thailand [I]; Guinea [I]; Ecuador [I]; Rotuma Isl. [I]; St. Kitts [c]; Society Isl. [I] (Tahiti [I], Raiatea [I], Huahine [I], Tetiaroa Atoll [I]); New Caledonia [I]; Jamaica [c]; Niue [I]; Cuba [c]; Tokelau [I] (Swains Isl. [I]); Guyana [I]; São Tomé [I]; St. Martin/St. Maarten [c]; Lakshadweep Isl. [Laccadives] [I]; Cambodia [I]; Vietnam [I]; St. Eustatius [c]; Maldives [I]; Nicobar Isl. [I]; Mozambique [I]; Costa Rica; French Guiana [I]; Bolivia [I]; Mozambique Channel Isl. [Iles Éparses] [c] (Juan de Nova Isl. [c]); N-Line Isl. [I] (Teraina [I], Tabueran [I], Kiritimati [I]); Chad [I]; Argentina [I]; Nauru [I]; St. Vincent [c]; Virgin Isl. [c] (St. Croix [c], St. John [c], St. Thomas [c], Tortola [c], Virgin Gorda [c]); Palau (Koror [I], Sonsorol [I], Tobi [I]); 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); Peru [I]; Brazil [I]; Fiji [I]; Martinique [c]; St. Barthélémy [c]; Saba [c]; Bhutan [I]; Tuamotu Arch. [I] (Rangiroa Atoll [I], Takapoto Atoll [I]); Guadeloupe [c]; Laos [I]; Taiwan [I]; Bahamas [c]; Dominica [c]; Puerto Rico [c]; Myanmar [I]; El Salvador; Tonga [I]; Colombia [I]; Panama; Benin [I]; Belize; Grenadines [c]; trop. Africa [I]; Philippines [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]); Trinidad [c]; India [I] (Darjeeling [I], etc.); Bangladesh [I]; American Samoa (Manua Isl. [I]); Guatemala; Tuamotu Arch. (Makatea Isl. [I]); Tuvalu [I] (Nui Atoll [I]); Hispaniola [c]; Northern Marianas (Anatahan [I], Rota [I]); Madagascar [I]; Cameroon [I]; Gilbert Isl. (Tarawa [I], Nonouti [I]); Guam [I]; Burkina Faso [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