<p><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Apocynaceae&amp;w=91314344@N00">Apocynaceae</a> (dogbane, or oleander family) » <i><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Plumeriarubra&amp;w=91314344@N00">Plumeria rubra</a></i>
</p><p><b>ploo-MEER-ee-uh</b> -- referring to a plume or feather
<b>ROO-bruh</b> -- meaning, red colored
<b>a-kew-ti-FOH-lee-uh</b> meaning - with sharp leaves
</p><p><b>commonly known as</b>: dead man's fingers (Australia), flower of the cross, frangipani, graveyard tree (Caribbean Islands), Mary's flower, may flower (Nicaragua), pagoda tree (Far East), plumeria, temple tree (India), West Indian jasmine • <b>Bengali</b>: kathgolop • <b>Hindi</b>: चम्पा champa, गुलाचिन golachin, गुलैन्ची golenchi • <b>Kannada</b>: ಸಂಪಿಗೆ sampige • <b>Konkani</b>: चाम्पॅ champe • <b>Manipuri</b>: খগীলৈহাও khagi-leihao • <b>Marathi</b>: चाफा chafa • <b>Sanskrit</b>: चाम्पेय champeya, चंपक champaka , हेमपुष्प hemapushpa • <b>Tamil</b>: நெல ஸம்பங்கி nela sampangi
</p><p><b>Native to</b>: tropical and subtropical America
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<b>References</b>: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Common%20White%20Frangipani.html">Flowers of India</a> • <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/101644/index.html">Dave's Garden</a>
<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/people/91314344@N00">Dinesh Valke</a> from Thane, India
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<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/dinesh_valke/356955028/">Kembang Kamboja</a>