Chomphu Prachin Plumeria, the variety of frangipani found to be grown locally in the Khok Makok community in Prachin Buri, has been registered by the Department of Agriculture under the plant species protection law as Thailand's third new local plant variety.
The first two to be registered are the Theppharot tangerine grown in Samut Prakan and the Thong Pramun Phrommani marian plum grown in Nakhon Nayok.Chomphu Prachin Plumeria has a smooth greenish-grey trunk, green spear point-shaped leaves, and oval petals in light to dark pink shades with radiant lines on them.
Prior to approving the application for registering this frangipani variety, the department's Plant Varieties Protection Office (PVPO) compared Chomphu Prachin against two other close varieties, Chonphu Bannaka, and Charlotte Abbert, and found it was sufficiently distinguished to be considered a separate variety.
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