Great Frangipanni

Common Name: Great Frangipanni
Scientific Name: Plumeria Obtusifolia
Family: Apocynaceae
Origin: Mexico

General Facts:

• Their flowers are very fragrant and pure white except for the yellow center.
• Seeds of the fruits are numerous, flat and shortly winged at one end.
• It is popular as a ornamental plant due to its showy and fragrant flowers.

Food Facts:

• Its flowers are edible.

Interesting Facts:

• The tree will flower even it's uprooted.
• It is a symbol of immortality to the Indians and probably that's why Indian Muslims and Buddhists plant them near tombs.
• In Malaysia and Singapore, these trees were once planted in Muslim graveyards as the daily flower fall acts as a sort of floral offerings to the dead.