Plumeria obtusa L.

  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Gentianales

  • Family

    Apocynaceae

  • All Determinations

    Plumeria obtusa L.

  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    Hawaii

  • Locality

    North Kona, Keauhou Bay

  • Coordinates

    19.562, -155.962

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    188

  • Georeferencing Method

    Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide, Version 2012. Coordinates of Keauhou Bay were located. Geographic radial was approximated as the halved distance between coordinates and the center of nearest named place, Heeia Ba (180 m). Final uncertainty was found using the MaNIS Georef. Calc.

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

  • Distribution

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FLORA OF THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS
APOCYNACEAE
Plumería obtusa
HAWAII: North Kona, Keauhou Bay. Cultivated.
Tree, c. 10 m. Latex white, abundant. Leaves alternate,
very dark green and glossy on the upper side. Nerves
very prominent on lower side of leaf. Bracteoles early
deciduous. Flowers very fragrant. Corolla white, yellow
in throat.
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
01204927
Lena Struwe
& Victor A. Albert
1212
10 June 1996
Fieldwork supported by Lewis B. and Dorothy Cullman
Program for Molecular Systematics Studies.
The New York Botanical Garden
01204927