プルメリアの花は爽やかな香り、甘い香り。満月の夜明けに摘んだ花でレイを編み、好きな人に渡すと恋が叶う…という言い伝えもあります。
Plumeria flowers have a refreshing or sweet scent. There is also a legend that if you weave a lei with flowers picked at the dawn of a full moon and give it to the person you love, love will come true.
【仮名】プルメリア, インドソケイ, フランジパニ
【和名】印度素馨
【英名】Plumeria, Frangipani
【学名】Plumeria
【誕生】01/ 27, 08/ 28, 11/ 16
【開花】03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10月
【花色】White, Pink, Red, Yellow
プルメリア
プルメリアの概要
プルメリアはキョウチクトウ科の落葉樹。原産地は中米で、日本へは明治時代に渡来しました。ハワイでは髪飾りに用いられ、花を右側に着けると未婚、左側に着けると既婚という意味。満月の夜明けに摘んだ花でレイを編み、好きな人に渡すと恋が叶う…という言い伝えもあります。
プルメリアの名前
プルメリアの名前は17世紀のフランスの植物学者シャルル・プリュミエに由来。別名のフランジパニは16世紀のイタリアでこの花の香水を作った侯爵の名前です。和名の印度は日本への渡来時に「インド」が原産地と考えられたため。素馨は「白色で香りの良い花」といった意味です。
プルメリアの姿形
プルメリアの葉は輪状に互生し、長楕円形で厚く、光沢があります。蕾は枝先に集まり、花は厚みのある花被片５枚が風車のように縁を重ねながら展開。雄しべと雌しべはごく短く、花筒の奥に隠れて目立ちません。花後は袋果を結び、熟すと裂開。翼のついた種子が風で運ばれます。
プルメリアの種類
プルメリアはおもに熱帯域で栽培されます。「オブツサ」種は木が低く、花の全体が白色、真ん中が黄色で、柑橘のような爽やかな香り。シンガポールでは墓所に植えられます。一方、「ルブラ」種は木が高く、花が赤色で、蜂蜜のような甘い香り。カンボジアでは棺に入れられます。
Plumeria
Plumeria is a deciduous tree in the Apocynaceae family. It is native to Central America and was introduced to Japan during the Meiji period. In Hawaii, it is used as a hair ornament, and wearing the flower on the right side means unmarried, and wearing it on the left means married. There is also a legend that if you knit a lei from flowers picked at the dawn of a full moon and give it to the person you love, love will come true.
The name Plumeria comes from the 17th century French botanist Charles Plumier. Another name, Frangipani, is the name of a 16th-century Italian marquis who created a perfume made from this flower. The Japanese name means “Jasmine of India”. This is because when it came to Japan, it was thought that it originated from India. Also, the Japanese name of Jasmine means “white and fragrant flower”.
The leaves of Plumeria are ring-shaped, alternate, oblong, thick, and glossy. The buds gather at the tips of the branches, and the flowers develop with five thick tepals overlapping the edges like a pinwheel. The stamens and pistils are very short and hidden deep inside the flower tube, making them inconspicuous. After flowering, the fruit forms a bag, which dehisces when ripe. The winged seeds are carried by the wind.
Plumeria is mainly grown in tropical regions. The “obtusa” species has a low tree and flowers that are entirely white with a yellow center, and have a refreshing citrus-like scent. In Singapore, it is planted on graves. On the other hand, the “rubra” species has tall trees, red flowers, and a sweet honey-like scent. In Cambodia, they are placed in a coffin.
