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| Common name | Frangipani | |
| Botanical name | Plumeria rubra | |
| Other common names | temple tree; pagoda tree | |
| Family | Apocynaceae | |
| General description | A deciduous, ornamental tree to 6m with highly perfumed flowers, popular as a garden specimen or as street trees. | |
| Flowers | The highly perfumed flowers have five petals, white or pink with a yellow centre, about 5cm in diameter and are grouped in clusters at the ends of the branches. | |
| Leaves | The stiff, leathery leaves are up to 30cm long and 10cm wide, ovate to oblong with a pointed apex and a prominent marginal vein; leaves clustered towards the ends of the branches. | |
| Fruit/Berries | The fruit is a two-parted brown pod, 15-30cm long and 1-1.5cm in diameter, splitting horizontally to release numerous seeds. | |
| Other | Plant has copious milky sap. | |
| Symptoms | The milky sap can be a skin irritant in sensitive individuals causing rash and blistering. Ingestion of the sap or bark can cause vomiting and diarrhoea. | |
| Toxicity category | 2, 3 | |
| Warning | Seek medical attention if symptoms occur. |
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