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Allamanda cathartica
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Aberfoyle Country Lodge, Honde Valley
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Aberfoyle Country Lodge, Honde Valley
Photo: Bart Wursten
Aberfoyle Country Lodge, Honde Valley
Photo: Bart Wursten
Aberfoyle Country Lodge, Honde Valley
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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) |
| 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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| 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 |
| Image last updated: | Sunday 9 October 2011 |
| 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. Biegel, H.M. (1977). Check-list of ornamental plants used in Rhodesian parks and gardens. Rhodesia Agricultural Journal. Research Report No. 3. Page 21. |
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