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Frangipanier ("Plumeria rubra")

Originaire d'Amérique centrale, orthographié à l'origine "plumiera", il fut nommé en l'honneur du botaniste français du XVIIe siècle Charles Plumier mais son nom commun, "frangipanier", vient de celui d'un marquis italien du XVIe siècle, Frangipani, qui avait créé un parfum à base de plumeria. Ses fleurs renferment une huile essentielle aux propriétés désinfectantes. Sa floraison a lieu de novembre à janvier à la Réunion.

 

Native to Central America, originally spelled "plumiera", it was named in honor of the 17th century French botanist Charles Plumier but its common name "frangipani" comes from that of a 16th century Italian marquis, Frangipani, who had created a perfume based on plumeria. Its flowers contain an essential oil with disinfectant properties. It blooms from November to January in Reunion.

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