articulatus (Vahl) Woodson Plumeria floribunda var. acutifolia Müll.Arg. = Himatanthus bracteatus (A.DC.) Woodson Plumeria floribunda var. calycina Müll.Arg. = Himatanthus bracteatus (A.DC.) Woodson Plumeria floribunda var. crassipes Müll.Arg. = Himatanthus bracteatus (A.DC.) Woodson Plumeria hilariana Müll.Arg. = Himatanthus obovatus (Müll.Arg.) Woodson Plumeria lancifolia Müll.Arg. = Himatanthus bracteatus (A.DC.) Woodson Plumeria latifolia Pilg. = Himatanthus obovatus (Müll.Arg.) Woodson Plumeria martii Müll.Arg. = Himatanthus bracteatus (A.DC.) Woodson Plumeria microcalyx Standl. = Himatanthus articulatus (Vahl) Woodson Plumeria mulongo Benth. = Himatanthus attenuatus (Benth.) Woodson Plumeria obovata Müll.Arg. = Himatanthus obovatus (Müll.Arg.) Woodson Plumeria oligoneura Malme = Himatanthus obovatus (Müll.Arg.) Woodson Plumeria phagedaenica Benth. ex Müll.Arg. 1860 not Mart. 1831 = Himatanthus drasticus (Mart.) Plumel Plumeria phagedaenica Mart. 1831 not Benth. ex Müll.Arg. 1860= Himatanthus phagedaenicus (Mart.) Woodson Plumeria puberula Müll.Arg. = Himatanthus obovatus (Müll.Arg.) Woodson Plumeria retusa Lam. = Tabernaemontana retusa (Lam.) Pichon Plumeria revoluta Huber = Himatanthus stenophyllus Plumel Plumeria speciosa Müll.Arg. = Himatanthus bracteatus (A.DC.) Woodson Plumeria sucuuba Spruce ex Müll.Arg. = Himatanthus articulatus (Vahl) Woodson Plumeria tarapotensis K.Schum. ex Markgr. = Himatanthus tarapotensis (K.Schum. ex Markgr.) Plumel Plumeria velutina Müll.Arg. = Himatanthus obovatus (Müll.Arg.) Woodson Plumeria warmingii Müll.Arg. = Himatanthus obovatus (Müll.Arg.) Woodson Description Plumeria branches are succulent. The trunk and branches of the Plumeria species have a milky latex sap that, like many other Apocynaceae, contains poisonous compounds that irritate the eyes and skin. Leaves Plumeria trees are small or low shrubs. The leaves grow at tips of their branches. Various species and cultivar have various leaf shape and arrangements. The leaves of P. alba are narrow and corrugated, whereas leaves of P. pudica have an elongated shape and glossy, dark-green color. P. pudica is one of the everblooming types with nondeciduous, evergreen leaves. Another species that retains leaves and flowers in winter is P. obtusa; though its common name is "Singapore", it is originally from Colombia. Flowers Plumeria trees flower from early summer to fall. Their blossoms grow in clusters on ends of the stems, they are made of tubular corolla with a length of that split sharply into five rounded and waxy petals that overlap each other. These flowers come in many colours including pink, red, white,and yellow, orange, or pastel. They have separate anthers. The flowers are highly fragrant especially at night, their scent is perceived to have smells from some flowers like jasmine, citrus, and gardenia. However, they yield no nectar. Their scent tricks sphinx