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*Plumeria obtusa Linnaeus. Common name: Frangipani. Phenology: Mar-Oct. Habitat: Coastal hammocks, pine rocklands, disturbed areas; also widely cultivated as an ornamental. Distribution: Native of West Indies, Mexico, and Central America.

Origin/Endemic status: Neotropics

Synonymy ⓘ: = Bah, Fl5, FNA14, Meso4.1, WH3, WI; >< Plumeria obtusa L. var. sericifolia (C.Wright ex Griseb.) Woodson — K4. Basionym: Plumeria obtusa L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Plumeria obtusa - FNA14

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