22 Most Beautiful Flowers In The World

Flowers are part of the most important occasions of life and have a language of their own. There are also beautiful flowers befitting specific occasions like birthdays, funerals, weddings, graduation ceremonies, etc. Some flowers have a religious significance, too.

Plumeria: Plumeria is a genus belonging to the Apocynaceae family, also known as the dogbanes. They're closely related to milkweeds and oleanders, and often referred to by the common names frangipani, dok champa or champa, and melia. Currently, there are 11 accepted species in the genus, although there are others that are under debate, with hundreds of additional known cultivars and hybrids. Species of this genus are native to Central America and the West Indies where they grow in forests as understory trees. In the mid-1700s, Carl Linnaeus named the genus after Charles Plumier, one of the most renowned French botanists of the 18th century. Plumier had traveled to the Caribbean numerous times, documenting hundreds of species, including several plumeria. In their native region, both Mayan and Aztec peoples believed them to be a symbol of life and fertility. They included plantings in the gardens of nobles and surrounded their temples with them. While frangipani is endemic to Central America, it has been exported all over the world to regions with tropical climates such as Hawaii, Thailand, and Laos, where it has been incorporated into local cultural practices in many instances.