Plumeria alba, also known as the white frangipani, is a flowering plant found in Puerto Rico and the Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean. It is widely cultivated in tropical regions around the world and has various common names such as caterpillar tree, cagoda tree, and nosegay tree. In some cultures, the flowers are used in religious rituals and as decorations for coffins. The flowers are also edible and can be made into fritters, while the wood is used in traditional medicine as a vermifuge or laxative.

Synonyms Top

Scientific name	Authority	First published in
Plumeria revolutifolia	Stokes	Bot. Mat. Med. 1: 501 (1812)
Plumeria alba var. jacquiniana	A.DC.	Prodr. 8: 392 (1844)
Plumeria hypoleuca var. angustifolia	Gasp.	Ann. Civili Regno Due Sicilie 1: 122. 1833

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Language	Common/alternative name
English	nosegaytree
Arabic	ياسمين هندي أبيض
Bulgarian	бяла плумерия
German	westindische frangipani
Esperanto	blanka franĉipano
Malayalam	പ്ലമേറിയ ആൽബ
Russian	Плюмерия белая
Kinyarwanda	umudwedwe
Swedish	smalbladig frangipani
Chinese	白鸡蛋花

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- Indian Subcontinent
  - Bangladesh

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- Caribbean
  - Leeward Islands
  - Puerto Rico
  - Trinidad-Tobago
  - Windward Islands

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Database	ID/link to page
World Flora Online	wfo-0000279064
UNII	L39Y55272G
USDA Plants	PLAL
Tropicos	1800777
INPN	630456
KEW	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:81171-1
The Plant List	kew-161520
Missouri Botanical Garden	276110
Open Tree Of Life	15785
NCBI Taxonomy	141603
IUCN Red List	208165050
IPNI	81171-1
iNaturalist	332822
GBIF	3169673
Freebase	/m/05zr7fr
EPPO	PLIAL
EOL	581312
USDA GRIN	28881
Wikipedia	Plumeria_alba
CMAUP	NPO2827

Genomes (via NCBI) Top

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Scientific Literature Top

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Unleashing the promise of emerging nanomaterials as a sustainable platform to mitigate antimicrobial resistance

Rahman S, Sadaf S, Hoque ME, Mishra A, Mubarak NM, Malafaia G, Singh J

RSC Adv

01-May-2024

PMCID:	PMC11062400
doi:	10.1039/d3ra05816f
PMID:	38694553

The paradox of plant preference: The malaria vectors Anopheles gambiae and Anopheles coluzzii select suboptimal food sources for their survival and reproduction

Paré PS, Hien DF, Youba M, Yerbanga RS, Cohuet A, Gouagna L, Diabaté A, Ignell R, Dabiré RK, Gnankiné O, Lefèvre T

Ecol Evol

25-Mar-2024

PMCID:	PMC10963300
doi:	10.1002/ece3.11187
PMID:	38533352

Treating COVID-19 with Medicinal Plants: Is It Even Conceivable? A Comprehensive Review

Al-Jamal H, Idriss S, Roufayel R, Abi Khattar Z, Fajloun Z, Sabatier JM

Viruses

20-Feb-2024

PMCID:	PMC10974729
doi:	10.3390/v16030320
PMID:	38543686

Synthesis and Characterization of Paclitaxel-Loaded Silver Nanoparticles: Evaluation of Cytotoxic Effects and Antimicrobial Activity

Tunç T, Hepokur C, Kari̇per A

Bioinorg Chem Appl

13-Feb-2024

PMCID:	PMC10878759
doi:	10.1155/2024/9916187
PMID:	38380152

Mycosynthesis of selenium nanoparticles using Penicillium tardochrysogenum as a therapeutic agent and their combination with infrared irradiation against Ehrlich carcinoma

EL-Sayed AI, El-Sheekh MM, Abo-Neima SE

Sci Rep

31-Jan-2024

PMCID:	PMC10827740
doi:	10.1038/s41598-024-52982-9
PMID:	38291218

Recent Advances in Chemistry and Antioxidant/Anticancer Biology of Monoterpene and Meroterpenoid Natural Product

Barras BJ, Ling T, Rivas F

Molecules

04-Jan-2024

PMCID:	PMC10780832
doi:	10.3390/molecules29010279
PMID:	38202861

Geometric entropy of plant leaves: A measure of morphological complexity

Muraleedharan V, Rajan SC, R J

PLoS One

02-Jan-2024

PMCID:	PMC10760904
doi:	10.1371/journal.pone.0293596
PMID:	38166118

Biogenic silver nanoparticles: Synthesis, applications and challenges in food sector with special emphasis on aquaculture

Khursheed S, Dutta J, Ahmad I, Rather MA, Badroo IA, Bhat TA, Ahmad I, Amin A, Shah A, Qadri T, Habib H

Food Chem X

07-Dec-2023

PMCID:	PMC10740048
doi:	10.1016/j.fochx.2023.101051
PMID:	38144846

Metallic Nanoparticles: A Promising Arsenal against Antimicrobial Resistance—Unraveling Mechanisms and Enhancing Medication Efficacy

Wahab S, Salman A, Khan Z, Khan S, Krishnaraj C, Yun SI

Int J Mol Sci

04-Oct-2023

PMCID:	PMC10573543
doi:	10.3390/ijms241914897
PMID:	37834344

Biosynthesis of Copper Nanoparticles with Medicinal Plants Extracts: From Extraction Methods to Applications

Antonio-Pérez A, Durán-Armenta LF, Pérez-Loredo MG, Torres-Huerta AL

Micromachines (Basel)

30-Sep-2023

PMCID:	PMC10609153
doi:	10.3390/mi14101882
PMID:	37893319

A comprehensive review on sustainable clay-based geopolymers for wastewater treatment: circular economy and future outlook

Maged A, El-Fattah HA, Kamel RM, Kharbish S, Elgarahy AM

Environ Monit Assess

19-May-2023

PMCID:	PMC10197063
doi:	10.1007/s10661-023-11303-9
PMID:	37204517

Anticancer potential of biologically synthesized silver nanoparticles using Lantana camara leaf extract

Hublikar LV, Ganachari SV, Patil VB, Nandi S, Honnad A

Prog Biomater

24-Apr-2023

PMCID:	PMC10154448
doi:	10.1007/s40204-023-00219-9
PMID:	37093445

Pest categorisation of Paracoccus marginatus

Bragard C, Baptista P, Chatzivassiliou E, Di Serio F, Gonthier P, Jaques Miret JA, Justesen AF, Magnusson CS, Milonas P, Navas‐Cortes JA, Parnell S, Potting R, Reignault PL, Stefani E, Thulke H, Van der Werf W, Vicent Civera A, Yuen J, Zappalà L, Grégoire J, Malumphy C, Kertesz V, Maiorano A, MacLeod A

EFSA J

31-Mar-2023

PMCID:	PMC10064853
doi:	10.2903/j.efsa.2023.7899
PMID:	37009439

Important Medicinal and Food Taxa (Orders and Families) in Kenya, Based on Three Quantitative Approaches

Mutie FM, Mbuni YM, Rono PC, Mkala EM, Nzei JM, Phumthum M, Hu GW, Wang QF

Plants (Basel)

02-Mar-2023

PMCID:	PMC10005506
doi:	10.3390/plants12051145
PMID:	36904005

LC-MS Analysis, Computational Investigation, and Antimalarial Studies of Azadirachta indica Fruit

Faloye KO, Adesida SA, Oguntimehin SA, Adewole AH, Omoyeni OB, Fajobi SJ, Ugwo JP, Asiyanbola ID, Bamimore VO, Fakola EG, Oladiran OJ, Spiteller M

Bioinform Biol Insights

25-Feb-2023

PMCID:	PMC9969453
doi:	10.1177/11779322231154966
PMID:	36860650

Phytochemical Profile Top

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Name	PubChem ID	Canonical SMILES	MW	Found in	Proof
> Benzenoids / Anthracenes / Anthraquinones / Hydroxyanthraquinones
1,3,5-Trihydroxy-7-methyl-2-(1,3,5-trihydroxy-7-methyl-9,10-dioxoanthracen-2-yl)anthracene-9,10-dione	54752972	Click to see CC1=CC2=C(C(=C1)O)C(=O)C3=CC(=C(C(=C3C2=O)O)C4=C(C=C5C(=C4O)C(=O)C6=C(C5=O)C(=CC(=C6)C)O)O)O	538.50	unknown	via CMAUP database
1,4,7-Trihydroxy-2-methoxy-6-methylanthracene-9,10-dione	54752971	Click to see CC1=CC2=C(C=C1O)C(=O)C3=C(C2=O)C(=CC(=C3O)OC)O	300.26	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Benzenoids / Benzene and substituted derivatives / Butyrophenones
(5aR,10bR)-8,10-dihydroxy-2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-7-(3-methylbutanoyl)-5a-propan-2-yl-10bH-[1]benzofuro[2,3-b][1]benzofuran-1,3-dione	102521923	Click to see CC(C)CC(=O)C1=C(C=C(C2=C1OC3(C2C4=C(O3)C(C(=O)C(C4=O)(C)C)(C)C)C(C)C)O)O	456.50	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Lignans, neolignans and related compounds / Dibenzylbutane lignans
9,9'-Di-O-(E)-feruloylsecoisolariciresinol	10439806	Click to see COC1=C(C=CC(=C1)CC(COC(=O)C=CC2=CC(=C(C=C2)O)OC)C(CC3=CC(=C(C=C3)O)OC)COC(=O)C=CC4=CC(=C(C=C4)O)OC)O	714.80	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Hopanoids
(21R)-Hopa-22(29)-ene-3beta,30-diol	102032092	Click to see CC1(C2CCC3(C(C2(CCC1O)C)CCC4C3(CCC5C4(CCC5C(=C)CO)C)C)C)C	442.70	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Quinone and hydroquinone lipids / Vitamin E compounds / Tocopherols
Alpha-Tocopherol	14985	Click to see CC1=C(C2=C(CCC(O2)(C)CCCC(C)CCCC(C)CCCC(C)C)C(=C1O)C)C	430.70	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Sesterterpenoids / Scalarane sesterterpenoids
Taraxerol	92097	Click to see CC1(CCC2(CC=C3C4(CCC5C(C(CCC5(C4CCC3(C2C1)C)C)O)(C)C)C)C)C	426.70	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Terpene glycosides / Iridoid O-glycosides
(1S,4aS,7R,7aS)-4'-[(1S)-1-hydroxyethyl]-5'-oxo-1-[(3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyspiro[4a,7a-dihydro-1H-cyclopenta[c]pyran-7,2'-furan]-4-carboxylic acid	162819129	Click to see CC(C1=CC2(C=CC3C2C(OC=C3C(=O)O)OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O)OC1=O)O	456.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.21608/BFSA.2006.65194
Plumieride	72319	Click to see CC(C1=CC2(C=CC3C2C(OC=C3C(=O)OC)OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O)OC1=O)O	470.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.21608/BFSA.2006.65194
Protoplumericin A	102004584	Click to see CC(C1=CC2(C=CC3C2C(OC=C3C(=O)OC)OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O)OC1=O)OC(=O)C=CC5=CC=C(C=C5)OC6C(C(C(C(O6)CO)O)O)O	778.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.21608/BFSA.2006.65194
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Triterpenoids
(1R,3aR,5aR,5bR,7aR,9S,11aR,11bS,13aR,13bR)-3a,5a,5b,8,8,11a-hexamethyl-1-prop-1-en-2-yl-1,2,3,4,5,6,7,7a,9,10,11,11b,12,13,13a,13b-hexadecahydrocyclopenta[a]chrysen-9-ol	11876093	Click to see CC(=C)C1CCC2(C1C3CCC4C5(CCC(C(C5CCC4(C3(CC2)C)C)(C)C)O)C)C	426.70	unknown	via CMAUP database
(3S,4aR,6aR,6bS,8aR,11R,12S,12aS,14aR,14bR)-4,4,6a,6b,8a,11,12,14b-octamethyl-2,3,4a,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,12a,14,14a-tetradecahydro-1H-picen-3-ol	10836206	Click to see CC1CCC2(CCC3(C(=CCC4C3(CCC5C4(CCC(C5(C)C)O)C)C)C2C1C)C)C	426.70	unknown	via CMAUP database
(4aS,6aR,6aS,6bR,8aR,10R,12aR,14bR)-10-hydroxy-2,2,6a,6b,9,9,12a-heptamethyl-1,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10,11,12,13,14b-tetradecahydropicene-4a-carboxylic acid	7061300	Click to see CC1(CCC2(CCC3(C(=CCC4C3(CCC5C4(CCC(C5(C)C)O)C)C)C2C1)C)C(=O)O)C	456.70	unknown	via CMAUP database
[(1R,3aS,5aR,5bR,7aR,9S,11aR,11bR,13aR,13bR)-3a-(hydroxymethyl)-5a,5b,8,8,11a-pentamethyl-1-prop-1-en-2-yl-1,2,3,4,5,6,7,7a,9,10,11,11b,12,13,13a,13b-hexadecahydrocyclopenta[a]chrysen-9-yl] acetate	479957	Click to see CC(=C)C1CCC2(C1C3CCC4C5(CCC(C(C5CCC4(C3(CC2)C)C)(C)C)OC(=O)C)C)CO	484.80	unknown	via CMAUP database
11-Oxo-beta-amyrin	20055661	Click to see CC1(CCC2(CCC3(C(=CC(=O)C4C3(CCC5C4(CCC(C5(C)C)O)C)C)C2C1)C)C)C	440.70	unknown	via CMAUP database
3-O-p-Coumaroyloleanolic acid	10579517	Click to see CC1(CCC2(CCC3(C(=CCC4C3(CCC5C4(CCC(C5(C)C)OC(=O)C=CC6=CC=C(C=C6)O)C)C)C2C1)C)C(=O)O)C	602.80	unknown	via CMAUP database
3beta-Acetoxy-11alpha,12alpha-epoxyoleanan-28,13beta-olide	21626351	Click to see CC(=O)OC1CCC2(C(C1(C)C)CCC3(C2C4C(O4)C56C3(CCC7(C5CC(CC7)(C)C)C(=O)O6)C)C)C	512.70	unknown	via CMAUP database
Arjunolic acid	73641	Click to see CC1(CCC2(CCC3(C(=CCC4C3(CCC5C4(CC(C(C5(C)CO)O)O)C)C)C2C1)C)C(=O)O)C	488.70	unknown	via CMAUP database
Beta-Amyrin	73145	Click to see CC1(CCC2(CCC3(C(=CCC4C3(CCC5C4(CCC(C5(C)C)O)C)C)C2C1)C)C)C	426.70	unknown	via CMAUP database
Betulin	72326	Click to see CC(=C)C1CCC2(C1C3CCC4C5(CCC(C(C5CCC4(C3(CC2)C)C)(C)C)O)C)CO	442.70	unknown	via CMAUP database
Betulonic acid	122844	Click to see CC(=C)C1CCC2(C1C3CCC4C5(CCC(=O)C(C5CCC4(C3(CC2)C)C)(C)C)C)C(=O)O	454.70	unknown	via CMAUP database
Friedelin	91472	Click to see CC1C(=O)CCC2C1(CCC3C2(CCC4(C3(CCC5(C4CC(CC5)(C)C)C)C)C)C)C	426.70	unknown	via CMAUP database
Lupeol	259846	Click to see CC(=C)C1CCC2(C1C3CCC4C5(CCC(C(C5CCC4(C3(CC2)C)C)(C)C)O)C)C	426.70	unknown	via CMAUP database
methyl (1S,2R,4aS,6aR,6aS,6bR,8aS,10R,12aR,14bS)-10-hydroxy-1,2,6a,6b,9,9,12a-heptamethyl-2,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10,11,12,13,14b-tetradecahydro-1H-picene-4a-carboxylate	40884490	Click to see CC1CCC2(CCC3(C(=CCC4C3(CCC5C4(CCC(C5(C)C)O)C)C)C2C1C)C)C(=O)OC	470.70	unknown	via CMAUP database
Methyl Betulonate	10766700	Click to see CC(=C)C1CCC2(C1C3CCC4C5(CCC(=O)C(C5CCC4(C3(CC2)C)C)(C)C)C)C(=O)OC	468.70	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Stigmastanes and derivatives
Stigmast-4-en-3-one	5484202	Click to see CCC(CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CCC4=CC(=O)CCC34C)C)C(C)C	412.70	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Alcohols and polyols / Cyclic alcohols and derivatives
(8aR)-8a-hydroxy-3,3,6,6,8,8-hexamethyl-1,2-benzodioxine-5,7-dione	44281346	Click to see CC1(C=C2C(=O)C(C(=O)C(C2(OO1)O)(C)C)(C)C)C	268.30	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Benzopyrans / 1-benzopyrans / Xanthenes
(10R,16R,24R)-12-hydroxy-5,5,7,7,19,19,21,21-octamethyl-13-(3-methylbutanoyl)-10-(2-methylpropyl)-16-propan-2-yl-3,15,17-trioxahexacyclo[12.10.0.02,11.04,9.016,24.018,23]tetracosa-1,4(9),11,13,18(23)-pentaene-6,8,20,22-tetrone	56929125	Click to see CC(C)CC1C2=C(C(=C3C(=C2OC4=C1C(=O)C(C(=O)C4(C)C)(C)C)C5C6=C(C(C(=O)C(C6=O)(C)C)(C)C)OC5(O3)C(C)C)C(=O)CC(C)C)O	688.80	unknown	via CMAUP database
(9R)-6,8-dihydroxy-2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-5-(3-methylbutanoyl)-9-(2-methylpropyl)-9H-xanthene-1,3-dione	102521922	Click to see CC(C)CC1C2=C(C(=C(C=C2O)O)C(=O)CC(C)C)OC3=C1C(=O)C(C(=O)C3(C)C)(C)C	442.50	unknown	via CMAUP database
(9S)-6,8-dihydroxy-2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-7-(3-methylbutanoyl)-9-(2-methylpropyl)-9H-xanthene-1,3-dione	26202536	Click to see CC(C)CC1C2=C(C=C(C(=C2O)C(=O)CC(C)C)O)OC3=C1C(=O)C(C(=O)C3(C)C)(C)C	442.50	unknown	via CMAUP database
Rhodomyrtone	12050020	Click to see CC(C)CC1C2=C(C=C(C(=C2O)C(=O)CC(C)C)O)OC3=C1C(=O)C(C(=O)C3(C)C)(C)C	442.50	unknown	via CMAUP database
Tomentosone A	56929124	Click to see CC(C)CC1C2=C(C(=C3C(=C2OC4=C1C(=O)C(C(=O)C4(C)C)(C)C)C5C6=C(C(C(=O)C(C6=O)(C)C)(C)C)OC5(O3)C(C)C)C(=O)CC(C)C)O	688.80	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Cinnamic acids and derivatives / Hydroxycinnamic acids and derivatives / Hydroxycinnamic acid esters / Coumaric acid esters
Triacontyl p-coumarate	14213589	Click to see CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCOC(=O)C=CC1=CC=C(C=C1)O	585.00	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / O-methylated flavonoids / 7-O-methylated flavonoids
Combretol	12303802	Click to see COC1=CC(=C2C(=C1)OC(=C(C2=O)OC)C3=CC(=C(C(=C3)OC)OC)OC)O	388.40	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Tannins / Hydrolyzable tannins
2,3,8-Tri-O-methylellagic acid	5281860	Click to see COC1=C(C2=C3C(=C1)C(=O)OC4=C3C(=CC(=C4OC)O)C(=O)O2)OC	344.30	unknown	via CMAUP database
beta-Pedunculagin	5320441	Click to see C1C2C(C3C(C(O2)O)OC(=O)C4=CC(=C(C(=C4C5=C(C(=C(C=C5C(=O)O3)O)O)O)O)O)O)OC(=O)C6=CC(=C(C(=C6C7=C(C(=C(C=C7C(=O)O1)O)O)O)O)O)O	784.50	unknown	via CMAUP database

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Plumeria alba

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