pink variant flowers plumeria rubra with yellow throats

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Pink variant flowers of Plumeria rubra with yellow throats. Royalty Free Stock Photo

Pink variant flowers of Plumeria rubra with yellow throats.

Plumeria rubra has been widely cultivated in subtropical and tropical climates worldwide and is a popular garden and park plant. It is being used in temples and cemeteries. Belonging to the dogbane family and grows as a spreading shrub or small tree its branches are somewhat brittle and when broken, ooze a white latex that can be irritating to the skin and mucous membranes. Large green leaves are arranged alternately and clustered at the end of the branches. Very prominent and strongly fragrant flowers with five petals are terminal, appearing at the ends of branches over the summer. Flowers give off their fragrance in the morning and in the evening. The colors of flowers range from common pink, red to white with shades of yellow in the center of the flower. Fruits are cylindrical pods that are rarely found in cultivation.