Bimal Ji, I just vaguely remember someone telling me the the meaning of "Frangipani" as "frozen milk" ( may be indicating the latex).Can anyone throw the light ? Shobha Chavda
On Saturday, 27 April 2013 08:47:13 UTC+5:30, bimal.cob wrote: > > Dear All, > While going through D V Cowen's Flowering Trees and Shrubs of > India,I came across an interesting piece of information on the common name > of Plumeria rubra. This plant is known as FRANGIPANI.This is what Mrs Cowen > says about the name, > > " Frangipani is undoubtedly the commonest name for all these trees,being > associated with the very distinctive perfume.Four centuries before the > discovery of the Western Hemisphere and of the trees growing therean > Italian nobleman,by combining a number of volatile oils ,produced a heady > perfume which became,and remained a favourite with the noble ladies of > Europe.This easily recognisable scent was at once recalled by the early > settlers in the Caribbean when they found trees with the same fragrance.So > they called them FRANGIPANI ,the name of the Italian nobleman." > > With regards, > Bimal > -- --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
