Plumeria Variety and Cultivar Guide

The Plumeria Varieties and Cultivar Guide is your ultimate resource for exploring the fascinating diversity within the world of plumeria. Featuring an extensive selection of cultivars, this guide details each variety’s distinctive flower colors, alluring fragrances, growth habits, and botanical origins. Whether you seek vibrant reds, soft pastels, or exotic multicolor blossoms, this comprehensive catalog makes it easier than ever to identify, compare, and choose the perfect plumeria cultivars for your garden, collection, or nursery.

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Plumeria Species

Accepted species

  1. Plumeria alba L. – Puerto Rico, Lesser Antilles
  2. Plumeria clusioides Griseb. (now a synonym of Plumeria obtusa L.) – Cuba
  3. Plumeria cubensis Urb. (now a synonym of Plumeria obtusa L.) – Cuba
  4. Plumeria ekmanii Urb. (now a synonym of Plumeria obtusa L.) – Cuba
  5. Plumeria emarginata Griseb. (now a synonym of Plumeria obtusa L.) – Cuba
  6. Plumeria filifolia Griseb. – Cuba
  7. Plumeria inodora Jacq. – Guyana, Colombia, Venezuela (incl Venezuelan islands in Caribbean)
  8. Plumeria krugii Urb. (now a synonym of Plumeria obtusa L.) – Puerto Rico
  9. Plumeria lanata Britton (a synonym of Plumeria obtusa var. sericifolia (C.Wright ex Griseb.) Woodson) – Cuba
  10. Plumeria magna Zanoni & M.M.Mejía – Dominican Republic
  11. Plumeria montana Britton & P.Wilson (now a synonym of Plumeria obtusa L.) – Cuba
  12. Plumeria obtusa L. – West Indies including Bahamas; southern Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Florida; naturalized in China
  13. Plumeria pudica Jacq. – Panama, Colombia, Venezuela (incl Venezuelan islands in Caribbean)
  14. Plumeria rubra L. – Mexico, Central America, Venezuela; naturalized in China, the Himalayas, West Indies, South America, and numerous oceanic islands
  15. Plumeria sericifolia C.Wright ex Griseb. (now demoted to Plumeria obtusa var. sericifolia (C.Wright ex Griseb.) Woodson) – Cuba
  16. Plumeria × stenopetala Urb.
  17. Plumeria × stenophylla Urb. – Mexico and Central America
  18. Plumeria subsessilis A.DC. – Hispaniola
  19. Plumeria trinitensis Britton (now a synonym of Plumeria obtusa var. sericifolia (C.Wright ex Griseb.) Woodson) – Cuba
  20. Plumeria tuberculata G.Lodd. (now a synonym of Plumeria obtusa var. sericifolia (C.Wright ex Griseb.) Woodson) – Hispaniola, Bahamas
  21. Plumeria venosa Britton (now a synonym of Plumeria obtusa L.) – Cuba
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