General Information :

• Common White Frangipani can grow as either a small shrub or tree ranging in height from 8 m with widely spaced thick succulent branches.
• Common White Frangipani has very fragrant white flowers with yellow centers.

Distribution :

• Native to Central America and the Caribbean, it is now common and naturalized in southern and southeastern Asia.

Habitat : Dry, hot areas

Soil : It prefers a fertile, well-drained soil in a sunny position.

Altitude :500 - 1500 metres

Rainfall :750 mm to 1500 mm

Temperature : Upto 40 deg C

Terrain : Plains, hills and coastal plains

Tree Characteristics :

• Established plants are very salt tolerant.

Habit : Deciduous tree

Natural Regeneration :

• Naturally regenerated by seeds.

Artificial Regeneration :

• Artificial reproduction is common by Nursery raised seedlings.

Seed collection and Storage :

• Flowering and fruiting: March-May.
• Pods are then dried in the sun and broken to extract the seeds and  stored in gunny bags.

Seed Treatment :

• No Pretreatment Required

Nursery Technique :

• Seeds can be sown in semi-shade, either in nursery beds or in individual containers. When fresh seed is used, a germination rate in excess of 80% usually occurs within 8 - 15 days.
• Seedlings should be placed in individual containers by the time they are 6 - 10cm tall, and are ready to plant out when 7 months old.

Plantation technique :

• Dig pits of 30 cm3.
• Fill up the pits with top soil mixed with 10 Kg of FYM and 1 Kg of Neem cake per pit.
• The seedlings are generally planted in pits having the size of 30x30x30 cm. The most common spacing adopted for plantation is 5m x 5m. On road sides, deeper pits of the size of 45 x 45 x 45 cm are preferred.

Care & Disease Control :

• In early stages weeding is necessary. In second year, soil working is important.

Major uses :

• The flowers, Root, Seed and Latex are used as a medicine.
• Flowers are strongly fragrant. It is used in Pooja.
• The light brown wood is hard, heavy, and tough. It is used in carpentry where the tree grows to sufficient size.
• The wood is used for fuel.