鸡蛋花 Plumeria rubra
- Scientific Name: Plumeria rubra L.
- Ref: Sp. Pl.:209. 1753
- Synonyms:
- Plumeria acuminata W.T.Aiton
- P. acutifolia Poir.
- P. angustifolia A.DC.
- P. arborea Noronha
- P. arborescens G.Don
- P. aurantia Lodd. ex G.Don
- P. aurantia Endl.
- P. aurantiaca Steud.
- P. bicolor Ruiz & Pav.
- P. carinata Ruiz & Pav.
- P. conspicua G.Don
- P. gouanii D.Don ex G.Don
- P. incarnata Mill.
- P. incarnata var. milleri (G.Don) A.DC.
- P. jamesonii Hook.
- P. kerrii G.Don
- P. kunthiana Kostel.
- P. lambertiana Lindl.
- P. loranthifolia Müll.Arg.
- P. lutea Ruiz & Pav.
- P. mariaelenae J.F.Gut. & J.Linares
- P. megaphylla A.DC.
- P. mexicana G.Lodd.
- P. milleri G.Don
- P. mollis Kunth
- P. northiana Lodd. ex G.Don
- P. purpurea Ruiz & Pav.
- P. rubra var. acuminata (W.T.Aiton) R.S.Rao & Balamani
- P. rubra f. acutifolia (Poir.) Woodson
- P. rubra f. lutea (Ruiz & Pav.) Woodson
- P. rubra f. tricolor (Ruiz & Pav.) Woodson
- P. rubra f. typica Woodson
- P. tenuifolia Lodd. ex G.Don
- P. tricolor Ruiz & Pav.
- English Common Name: frangipani, common frangipani, temple tree
- Chinese Common Name: 鸡蛋花 jīdàn∙huā
- Japanese Common Name: インドソケイ [インド素馨] indosokei
- Family: Apocynaceae
- Genus: Plumeria
- Distribution: Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Yunnan [native to Mexico and Central America]
- Photo: 06/18/2009, Xiamen, Fujian
- Note: Flowers white, yellow, pink or red; original specific name rubra and original Chinese common name 红鸡蛋花 both refer to the red flowers.
Trees to 8 m tall. Bark pale green, smooth, thin. Petiole to 7 cm; leaf blade elliptic to very narrowly so, 14-30 X 6-8 cm, glaucous adaxially, apex acute or acuminate; lateral veins 30-40 pairs, slightly elevated abaxially. Corolla tinged with pink or purple at least outside, 4-6 cm in diam.; lobes pink, yellow, or white, with a yellow base, 3-4.5 X 1.5-2.5 cm, obliquely spreading. Follicles oblong, 11-25 X 2-3 cm. Fl. Mar-Sep, fr. Jun-Dec. 2n = 36. (Flora of China)
06/21/2009, South China Botanical Garden