Champa / Temple Tree
Plumeria obtusa
Also known as White Champa, Dwarf Plumeria, Cyban Frangipini
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Plumeria obtusa
- Genus
- Plumeria
- Family
- Apocynaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Native to
- Central America
- Distribution
- Central America, from Mexico to Panama
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Goa
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Typical of the Apocynaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Apocynaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- गुलचीन Gulchin, चम्पा Champa
- Nepali
- चुवा (वनस्पति)
- Bengali
- Kathgolop
- Kannada
- ದೇವಕಣಗಿಲೆ Deva kanagile, ಬೆಟ್ಟದಕಣಗಿಲೆ Bettada kanagile, ಕಾಡುಸಂಪಿಗೆ Kaadu sampige
- Malayalam
- പ്ലമേറിയ ഒബ്റ്റുസ
- Sinhala
- සුදු අරලිය
About Champa
Temple tree (Plumeria obtusa) is a tree belonging to the Apocynaceae family (Dogbane family). Members of this family are generally characterised by opposite/whorled simple leaves, cymose/umbellate flower clusters, follicle pair fruit. It is usually grown in outdoor settings. It is native to Central America. It flowers and fruits through much of the year. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Apocynaceae
Dogbane family
Champa belongs to the Apocynaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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