Tree Details

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Botanical Name	Plumeria pudica jacq.
Family Name	Apocynaceae
Common Name	White Frangipani, Lei flowers and Wild Plumeria
Tamil Name	நாவில்லா அரளி
Life Form	Shrub or tree
Distribution	Panama, Columbia, and Venezuela
Botanical Distribution	Herb: hin shrub up to 5 meters in height with a trunk to 10 cm in diameter Leaves: arranged alternately, distinctly oblong/spoon shaped, to 20 cm long, and clustered at branch tips. Flower: five petals, although flowers with four, six, seven or more petals are not uncommon. Fruit: follicle that turns brown at maturity Seeds: have tufts of hairs at one end to assist in dispersal.
Flowering and Fruiting	July to September
Key Compounds	Linalool (13.2%), n-nonanal (9.6%), phenyl acetaldehyde (8.5%), neryl acetone (5.3%) and ndecanal (5.1%)
Medicinal Use	carminative plant that also possesses cytotoxic, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, antiulcer, anti-leprosy, diuretic and anti-ascites properties
At the Campus	Main office frontside