Plumeria rubra L. Sp. Pl. 1: 209. 1753 Type: Lectotype = "Nerium arboreum, folio maximo obtusiore, flore incarnato" in Sloane, Voy. Jamaica, 2: 61, t. 185, 1725
Couldnt find the image of type. ACUTIFOLIA is basically with reference to the leaf apex which is acute in shape (making an angle less than 90 degree). Thanks for sharing. Regards Pankaj On Mon, Nov 1, 2010 at 2:49 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> wrote: > Both are cultivars of P. rubra ... on basis of shape of leaf. > Please correct me if wrong. > > Regards > > > > > On Mon, Nov 1, 2010 at 2:31 PM, Selvalakshmi Selvaraj <[email protected]> > wrote: >> >> >> Is first two photos are also P.rubra? >> -- >> Selvalakshmi S. >> Doctoral Scholar, >> Bharathiar University, >> Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. >> > > -- *********************************************** "TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !!" Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) Research Associate Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project Department of Habitat Ecology Wildlife Institute of India Post Box # 18 Dehradun - 248001, India
