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Plumeria obtusa

Plumeria obtusa L.

Also indexed asSingapore graveyard flowerWhite frangipaniAlheli cimarrónAlheli de MonaAlheli montunoChelilairangebardDuftende FrangipaniFlor-de-cemitério-de-cingapura
FamilyApocynaceae
GenusPlumeria
Use categories3
Linked notes0

Botanical identity

This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.

KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderGentianales
FamilyApocynaceae
GenusPlumeria
Scientific name with authorshipPlumeria obtusa L.

Indexed scientific synonyms

Plumeria apiculata Urb.Plumeria bahamensis Urb.Plumeria barahonensis Urb.Plumeria beatensis Urb.Plumeria bicolor Seem.Plumeria cayensis Urb.Plumeria confusa BrittonPlumeria cubensis Urb.Plumeria cuneifolia HelwigPlumeria estrellensis Urb.Plumeria inaguensis BrittonPlumeria jamaicensis BrittonPlumeria marchii Urb.Plumeria nipensis BrittonPlumeria nivea Mill.Plumeria obtusa var. laevis Griseb.Plumeria obtusa var. obtusaPlumeria obtusa var. parviflora Griseb.Plumeria obtusa var. typica WoodsonPlumeria ostenfeldii Urb.Plumeria parvifolia DonnPlumeria parvifolia Donn.Sm.Plumeria portoricensis Urb.Plumeria tenorei Gazparr.Plumeria versicolor Denham

Documented use categories

Medicine
Environmental use
Material

These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.

How to interpret this record

Evidence boundary

A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.

Safety boundary

Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.

Dataset record and provenance

DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier81256-1
Use codesEU MA ME
Crop wild relativeNo

Contributing checklist sources

Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2

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Educational index, not a treatment recommendation

The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.

Ethnobotanical layer

Traditional-use records for Plumeria obtusa.

Historical associations preserved from the USDA Dr. Duke dataset. These records are not treatment recommendations.