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Plumeria obtusa L.
Frangipani

Plumeria obtusa
Copyright by: Forest & Kim Starr

Family: Apocynaceae

Group: Dicot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Tree

Perennation: Perennial

Native Range: Bahamas, Greater Antilles and southern Mexico (Yucatan Peninsula).

Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Not Native, Naturalized

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Cultivated

Other data on Plumeria obtusa available from :

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Plumeria obtusa has been found in the following 3 conservation areas :
Occurrence Native Status
Dagny Johnson Key Largo Hammocks Botanical State Park Reported
National Key Deer Refuge Possibly Extirpated Not Native, Naturalized
Simpson Park Present Not Native, Cultivated Only

Plumeria obtusa has been found in the following county :
Occurrence Native Status
Monroe County (Keys) Not Native, Naturalized

Plumeria obtusa has been found in the following 2 habitats :
Pine Rockland
Rockland Hammock

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Plumeria obtusa
Copyright by: Forest & Kim Starr
Plumeria obtusa
Copyright by: Forest & Kim Starr