Plumeria pudica
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| species = pudica
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Plumeria pudica is a species of the genus Plumeria (Apocynaceae), native to Panama, Colombia and Venezuela. This profuse bloomer has leaves in the shape of a cobra's hood, and its flowers are white with a yellow center.
There is a variegated leaved Plumeria pudica commonly called Golden Arrow or Gilded Spoon, as well as a pink flowering hybrid produced in Thailand called Sri Supakorn or Pink pudica.
Description
Plumeria pudica is a deciduous shrub that can reach a height of 3 to 4 meters. It is of medium size, its trunk rather thin, branches from the base, into multiple branches that form a dense and slightly flared crown. The leaves are curiously spatulate, long, thick, spoon-shaped, of a shiny dark green. They are toxic like all Plumeria leaves. The white flowers have very little scent.
Biochemistry
Studies on latex proteins from Plumeria pudica have been studied in mice as a potential treatment for periodontitis and use as an antioxidant.{{Cite journal |last1=Oliveira |first1=Lucas E. S. |last2=Moita |first2=Lucas A. |last3=Souza |first3=Bruna S. |last4=Oliveira |first4=Naylla M. V. |last5=Sales |first5=Ana C. S. |last6=Barbosa |first6=Mayck S. |last7=Silva |first7=Francisca D. S. |last8=Farias |first8=Alan L. C. |last9=Lopes |first9=Victor L. R. |last10=França |first10=Luiz F. C. |last11=Alves |first11=Even H. P. |last12=Freitas |first12=Cleverson D. T. |last13=Ramos |first13=Marcio V. |last14=Vasconcelos |first14=Daniel F. P. |last15=Oliveira |first15=Jefferson S. |date=April 2022 |title=Latex proteins from Plumeria pudica reduce ligature‐induced periodontitis in rats |url=https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/odi.13803 |journal=Oral Diseases |language=en |volume=28 |issue=3 |pages=786–795 |doi=10.1111/odi.13803 |pmid=33586328 |s2cid=231928516 |issn=1354-523X}}
Common names
- Bridal bouquet
- White frangipani
- Fiddle leaf plumeria
- Wild plumeria
- Bonairian oleander
- Thai champa (Urdu)
- Naag (cobra) champa (Bengali)
- நாவில்லா அரளி ("naavilla arali") (Tamil)
Gallery
Image:Starr 071024-0349 Plumeria pudica.jpg|{{center|Growth habit}}
Image:Starr 080117-1659 Plumeria pudica.jpg|{{center|Foliage}}
Image:Plumeria pudica.JPG|{{center|Flowers}}
Image:FlowersAndBuds.jpg|{{center|Flowers and buds}}
Image:Gilded spoon young leaf.jpg|{{center|Young leaf}}
Image:Gilded spoon leaf.jpg|{{center|Gilded spoon leaf tips}}
File:Leaves of Plumeria pudica in West Bengal, India.jpg|{{center|Leaves in West Bengal, India}}
File:Plumeria pudica plants and flowers.jpg|{{center|Plants and flowers in India}}
File:Flowers of Plumeria pudica in West Bengal, India.jpg|Flowers of Plumeria pudica in West Bengal, India.
References
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External links
- [http://www.frangipanifarm.com.au/images/collector-varieties/popups/verigated-pudica.jpg Sunshine Coast Frangipani Farm - Variegated pudica]
- [http://www.frangipanifarm.com.au/images/collector-varieties/popups/P-pudica-hybrid-Sri-sup-%20korn.jpg Sunshine Coast Frangipani Farm - Pink pudica]
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