Allamanda cathartica
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Aberfoyle Country Lodge, Honde Valley
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Aberfoyle Country Lodge, Honde Valley
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Aberfoyle Country Lodge, Honde Valley
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Aberfoyle Country Lodge, Honde Valley
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Lomami River, Lieki
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Lomami River, Lieki
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Lomami River, Lieki
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Lomami River, Lieki
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| Synonyms: |
Allamanda cathartica L. var. hendersonii (W. Bull ex Dombrain) L. H. Bailey & Raffill Allamanda grandiflora (Aubl.) Lam. |
| Common names: | Common allamanda (English) Golden trumpet (English) |
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| Status: | Cultivated and doubtfully naturalised |
| Description: |
Shrub or liana climbing to 17 m. Leaves in whorls of 3-4, sometimes opposite; petiole short; lamina oblanceolate to elliptic, ± glabrous except on the veins beneath; margin wavy; apex acuminate. Corolla bright yellow, marked with white in the throat, the lobes rounded. Capsule 3-4 cm in diameter, spiny. |
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| Habitat: | Often planted as an ornamental and occasionally found as a relic of old gardens in apparently wild vegetation but likely never truly naturalized. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Native to northern South America; widespread in cultivation in warm regions of the world |
| Growth form(s): | Liane, shrub over 2 m. |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Bailey, L.H. (1949). Manual of Cultivated Plants Revised edition. Macmillan, New York. Pages 810 - 811. Bailey, L.H. & Bailey, E.Z. (1976). Hortus Third. A concise Dictionary of Plants Cultivated in the United States and Canada Macmillan Publishing Co, Inc., New York Page 47. Beentje, H. (2021). Apocynaceae, sous-familes I. Apocynoideae et II. Rauvolfioideae Flore d' Afrique Centrale Jardin botanique de Meise Pages 293 - 294. (Includes a picture). Biegel, H.M. (1977). Check-list of ornamental plants used in Rhodesian parks and gardens. Rhodesia Agricultural Journal. Research Report No. 3. Page 21. Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 51. |
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