Plumeria alba is a species of flowering plant in the genus Plumeria native to Puerto Rico and the Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean. It is commonly known as West Indian jasmine, white frangipani plant, nosegay tree. It is a small deciduous tree and has been planted in tropical regions worldwide.
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Is it poisonous?
Considered toxic. Public sources list it as such; we have not verified this individually. The note covers its whole genus. Contact with the milky latex may irritate eyes and skin Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Plumeria obtusa — considered toxic
- Plumeria rubra — considered toxic
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Gentianales
- Family
- Apocynaceae
- Genus
- Plumeria
- Species
- Plumeria alba
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