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Franginipani

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Scientific Name - Plumeria rubra /Plumeria obtusa  Common Name - Frangipani / White Frangipani Family Name - Fraginipani Family ( Apocynacae)   Bark -  Frangipani  Thin skin and brown with green in it  Warty at places  White Frangipani  Brown and grey  Thin with outer skin  Warty from scars of fallen branches  Leaves -  Frangipani  Clustered at tips of branches  Upto 55cm  Hairless and smooth when mature  The leaves are darker on top and dull without gloss            White Frangipani Upto 35 cm  Dark green with soft shine on top and paler without gloss  Edges of leaves have tendency to roll under  One variety has nearly parallel sides and is densly hairy below  The common variety is smooth below but you can see hair on the leaf stalks and along the main rib with a hand lens  Flower -     Frangipani  Strongly scented in loose upright clusters from common stalk  Flower turns from pink to deep crimson to white with a gold cen