Plumeria obtusa | |
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Leaves in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Apocynaceae |
Genus: | Plumeria |
Species: | P. obtusa |
Binomial name | |
Plumeria obtusa L. |
Plumeria obtusa is a species of the genus Plumeria (Apocynaceae), native from the Greater Antilles, northern Central America and southern Mexico.[1] This large shrub or small tree grows up to 8 metres (26 ft) tall.[2]