Typical of the Apocynaceae family
Plumeria pudica
Fiddle Leaf Plumeria പ്ലമേറിയ പുഡിക
Malayalam name · See all regional names ↓
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Kerala, Tamil Nadu & more
- Flowering
- August-March
Fiddle Leaf Plumeria in regional languages
Find the name you know, then compare it with the botanical profile. Columns list recorded aliases; they are not paired translations. A Latin spelling appears only when it is present in the source record.
| Language | Regional script | Recorded Latin spelling |
|---|---|---|
| Bengali | নাগচম্পা | Not recorded |
| Malayalam | പ്ലമേറിയ പുഡിക | Not recorded |
| Marathi | प्लुमेरिया पुडिका | Not recorded |
See the original recorded names
- Bengali
- নাগচম্পা
- Malayalam
- പ്ലമേറിയ പുഡിക
- Marathi
- प्लुमेरिया पुडिका
Ecology & growing context
- Native status · Kew WCVP
- WCVP native range does not include India Kew dataset ↗
Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: Panama to N. Venezuela. Not listed native does not establish introduction or absence from India.
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- Maharashtra →Kerala →Tamil Nadu →
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How to identify Fiddle Leaf Plumeria
Identify Fiddle Leaf Plumeria by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a shrub habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Distinctive narrow fiddle-shaped leaves.
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: August-March.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Apocynaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Fiddle Leaf Plumeria.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Plumeria pudica
- Genus
- Plumeria
- Family
- Apocynaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Distribution
- Central, Tropical and South America
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Karnataka, Telangana, Odisha, Goa, Madhya Pradesh, Delhi, Rajasthan, Assam, Bihar, Puducherry, Gujarat, Haryana, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-March
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
Typical of the Apocynaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded
Typical of the family
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Follicle
Characters marked “recorded” are for Fiddle Leaf Plumeria itself; the rest are typical of the Apocynaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Fiddle Leaf Plumeria
A member of the Apocynaceae family, Fiddle Leaf Plumeria (Plumeria pudica) is a shrub. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and 17 other states. Flowering and fruiting run from August to March.
Apocynaceae
Dogbane family
Fiddle Leaf Plumeria belongs to the Apocynaceae family.
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