Plumeria rubra Canvas Print

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Some are candy colours . others are large and fluffy . some are striped . .
Some have tiny delicate blooms and others have large flowers . .
It's common names include frangipani, red paucipan, red-jasmine, red frangipani, common frangipani, temple tree or simply plumeria.

Plumeria rubra was one of the many species first described by the father of taxonomy Carl Linnaeus, and appeared in the 1753 edition of Species Plantarum. Its specific epithet is derived from the Latin ruber "red"

On Maui we call it Pua Melia .
The common name 'frangipani' comes from an Italian noble family,
a sixteenth-century marquess of which invented a plumeria-scented perfume.
In the Cook Islands, it is known as Tipani.
It is grown extensively in southern and western parts of India,
where it is named champa or a derivative thereof such as chaaphaa, champige etc.
the French terms for the species is frangipanier
fleurs rouges


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Sharon Mau is a photographer and graphic designer based on the beautiful tropical island of Maui Hawaii also known by it's ancient name 'Ihikapalaumaewa - Paradise on Earth - Island of Rainbows, specializing primarily in tropical flowers and beaches . .