Blooming Frangipani flower alongside bud
by Imran Ahmed
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Blooming Frangipani flower alongside bud
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Imran Ahmed
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Photograph - Photograph
Description
Plumeria (common name Frangipani) is a genus of flowering plants in the dogbane family, Apocynaceae. It contains seven or eight species of mainly deciduous shrubs and small trees. They are native to Central America, Mexico, the Caribbean, and South America as far south as Brazil but have been spread throughout the world's tropics. Plumeria flowers are most fragrant at night in order to lure sphinx moths to pollinate them. The flowers have no nectar, however, and simply dupe their pollinators. The moths inadvertently pollinate them by transferring pollen from flower to flower in their fruitless search for nectar. These are now common naturalised plants in southern and southeastern Asia. In local folk beliefs they provide shelter to ghosts and demons. The scent of the Plumeria has been associated with a vampire in Malay folklore, the pontianak; frangipani trees are often planted in cemeteries. (Source: Wikipedia)
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July 13th, 2013
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Comments (5)
John Bailey
Congratulations on being featured in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"
Debbie Portwood
Gorgeous shot! I love Plumeria, I wish I could grow them here! v.f
Imran Ahmed replied:
Thanks, Debbie! We are lucky in Singapore - they grow easily and plenty here ... and they are beautiful!