Plumeria pudica

Plumeria pudica is a species of the genus Plumeria (Apocynaceae), native to Panama, Colombia and Venezuela. This profuse bloomer has leaves in the shape of a cobra's hood, and its flowers are white with a yellow center.

There is a variegated leaved Plumeria pudica commonly called Golden Arrow or Gilded Spoon, as well as a pink flowering hybrid produced in Thailand called Sri Supakorn or Pink pudica.

Plumeria pudica is a deciduous shrub that can reach a height of 3–4 metres (9.8–13.1 feet). It is of medium size, its trunk rather thin, branches from the base, into multiple branches that form a dense and slightly flared crown. The leaves are curiously spatulate, long, thick, spoon-shaped, of a shiny dark green. They are toxic like all Plumeria leaves. The white flowers have very little scent.

Latex proteins from Plumeria pudica have been studied in mice as a potential treatment for periodontitis and use as an antioxidant.^[3]

• Bridal bouquet
• White frangipani
• Fiddle leaf plumeria
• Wild plumeria
• Bonairian oleander
• Thai champa (Urdu)
• Naag (cobra) champa (Bengali)
• நாவில்லா அரளி ("naavilla arali") (Tamil)

• Growth habit
• Foliage
• Flowers
• Flowers and buds
• Young leaf
• Gilded spoon leaf tips
• Leaves in West Bengal, India
• Plants and flowers in India
• Flowers of Plumeria pudica in West Bengal, India.

• Sunshine Coast Frangipani Farm - Variegated pudica
• Sunshine Coast Frangipani Farm - Pink pudica

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