| General Description | One of the most widespread trees in the tropics since it is easy to propagate, flowers for a long period in many colours, is fragrant and copes well with the heat and humidity. It is not a big tree and can be quite variable in form and character depending on the specific growing conditions and the plants age. It may be completely denuded of leaves, appearing dead when water is inadequate yet when tropical rains are forthcoming it will be covered in large, glossy leaves and fragrant blooms. Where climatic conditions are intermittent its growth and character will also be. |
| Landscape | As well as gardens and street- and park planting, frangipanis are planted in temples and cemeteries. |
| Propagation | Readily propagated by cuttings of branches taken in cooler months and left to dry (callus) for a week or more.
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| Cultivation | Tolerant of a wide variety of soils, from acid to alkaline and sandy to clay. |
| Bark/Stem Description | Thin grey bark. |
| Leaf Description | Leaves have an acute apex and are lozenge shaped. |
| Flower Description | The large, white flowers are terminal, appearing at the ends of branches over the summer. Often profuse and very prominent, they are strongly fragrant, and have five petals. |
| Fruit Description | The leathery follicles are held in pairs and are grey-black in colour, 18 cm long, containing 20-60 winged seeds; their occurrence is rare. |