Plumeria (common name: Frangipani) is a small genus of 7-8 species, native to tropical and subtropical America. The genus consist of mainly deciduous shrubs and trees. P. rubra (Common Frangipani, Red Frangipani), native to Central America, Mexico and Venezuela, produces flowers ranging from yellow to pink depending on form or cultivar. Plumerias are well known for being used in Hawaiian leis and they are easly propogated by taking a ripe cutting of of leafless stem tips in spring and allowing them to dry at the base before inserting them into soil.
They are now common in South-East Asia and in local folk beliefs provide shelter to ghosts and demons.
Frangipani Resort at Langkawi is a little spot of paradise on the Island.
I have stayed with many expats at the Frangipani many times as it used to be a firm favourite.
We arrived at the Frangipani on Friday the 16th of March at around 13:30 after a 10 minute taxi ride from the airport and 4 fairly hectic days in Kuala Lumpur.
Plumeria (common name: Frangipani) is a small genus of 7-8 species native to tropical and subtropical America.
rubra (Common Frangipani, Red Frangipani), native to Central America, Mexico and Venezuela, produces flowers ranging from yellow to pink depending on form or cultivar.
The genus is also related to the Oleander, Nerium oleander, both are known to possess poisonous milky sap, rather similar to euphorbias.
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