Other Names: Plumcria Acutifolia
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Family: Araceae
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Native country: West Indies
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Flowering season: continuously
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Toxicity: milky sap is poisonous
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Height: to 20 ft.
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Propagation: Cuttings. Ornamental flowering tree, branches are fork-like.
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Additional Information: This tree was named after the Marquis Muzio Frangipani, a sixteenth-century Italian nobleman who scented his gloves with the perfume made from the blossoms. |