Plumeria flowers have five petals, although flowers with four, six, seven or more petals are not uncommon.
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The Flower of Plumeria
Receptacle
The Receptacle is the generally enlarged top of the footstalk, which supports the other parts of the flower. Some “fruits” are enlarged receptacles rather than ovaries. Related Images:
Filament
The Filament is usually narrow and often threadlike part of the stamen which supports the pollen-bearing anther. Related Images:
Texture
The surface of a flower or leaf, esp as perceived by the sense of touch. The distinctive physical composition structure of a flower of leaf, especially with respect to the size, shape, and arrangement of its parts. Related Images:
Truss
A flower cluster, usually growing at the terminal of a stem or branch. Related Images:
Terminal bud
The bud that is found at the tip of shoots. Related Images:
Style
The usually elongated part of the pistil that connects the ovary to the stigma. Related Images:
Stigma
The upper part of the pistil which receives the pollen. The stigma is often sticky, or covered with fine hairs or grooves, or other anatomical features that help the pollen to adhere. It may be cleft into several parts. Related Images:
Stamens or staminate
The male fertilizing organ of a flower, typically consisting of a pollen-containing anther and a filament; flowers with no pistil (stamens only), also called imperfect because they lack the pistil. Related Images:
Stamen
The Stamen is the pollen-bearing or “male” reproductive part of a flower. The pollen is borne on a more or less compact body termed the anther, which is supported by the filament. A flower may have hundreds of stamens, or only a few. Pistillate or “female” flowers have pistils but no stamens. Related Images: