Contributor Guide
How to Submit Information to PlumeriaDatabase.com
PlumeriaDatabase.com improves when growers, collectors, hybridizers, nurseries, photographers, and researchers share accurate information. This guide explains how to submit cultivar suggestions, corrections, photos, and supporting notes so they can be reviewed responsibly.
Submissions are not published automatically. They are reviewed first so the database can separate verified, reported, and unconfirmed information clearly.
Before You Submit
Help us review it correctly
The most helpful submissions include context. A name, photo, or short note may be useful, but review is much stronger when the submission includes source details, growing location, date, permission, and why the change or addition may be correct.
If you are unsure, submit what you know and mark it clearly as reported, possible, or needing review. That honesty helps protect the quality of the database.
Cultivar Corrections
Use this for spelling corrections, alternate names, source notes, collection information, parentage updates, known seedlings, or incorrect details on an existing record.
New Cultivar Information
Use this when a cultivar is missing or when you have reliable information that could help create or improve a record.
Photos
Submit cultivar photos when you have permission to share them and can provide credit, date, region, and cultivar context.
Trait Notes
Flower size, color, fragrance, leaf shape, growth habit, bloom behavior, seedpod details, and regional performance can all help improve comparisons.
Identification Clues
If you are trying to identify a plant, use the identification tools to compare possible matches. A submission can help document why a plant may or may not match a cultivar.
Source Evidence
Nursery records, registration references, original grower notes, collection history, and consistent photo documentation are especially valuable.
Step-by-step submission process
- 1. Search the database first Look for the cultivar record, alternate spelling, collection, or similar name before submitting a new item.
- 2. Choose the right submission path Use the cultivar suggestion form for corrections and record details. Use the photo form when the main item is an image.
- 3. Gather your details Include cultivar name, alternate names, source, parentage if known, seedling or collection information, region, date, and any notes that explain why the information matters.
- 4. Be clear about confidence Say whether the information is verified, personally observed, reported by someone else, or only a possible lead.
- 5. Confirm photo permission Only submit photos you own or have permission to share. Include the photographer name and any requested credit.
- 6. Submit the form Send the information through the appropriate form so it enters the review process.
- 7. Watch for follow-up An admin or trusted verifier may need clarification before a change is accepted.
- 8. Let the review process work Accepted information may be added, marked as reported, held for more evidence, or declined if it cannot be supported.
What not to submit as fact
Please avoid presenting guesses as confirmed information. A plumeria should not be positively identified from one photo, one flower, one bloom cycle, or one trait. Color, size, fragrance, leaf traits, and bloom behavior can change with growing conditions.
If you believe something may be true but cannot verify it, say so. Possible leads are useful when they are labeled honestly.
Useful links
Search Cultivars before submitting a new record or correction.
Submit Cultivar Information or Corrections when you have record details, alternate names, parentage, source notes, or suggested edits.
Submit a Cultivar Photo when you have an image and permission details.
Use Identification Assistance when you are comparing an unknown plant to possible cultivar matches.