Allamanda blanchetii A.Dc.

Purple allamanda (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Apocynaceae > Allamanda

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen shrub. It grows 2-2.5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support climber
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 2.0 - 2.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Mangrove swamps and lowland river banks.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture 1-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-11

Usage

Uses environmental use medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Cathartics (plant exudate), Emetics (plant exudate), Antiprotozoal agents (root), Cathartics (root), Fever (root), Antiprotozoal agents (stem), Cathartic (unspecified), Emetic (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) 1
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Flower

Allamanda blanchetii flower picture by Valdeiza Morais da Silva (cc-by-sa)
Allamanda blanchetii flower picture by Mairenui Leontieff (cc-by-sa)
Allamanda blanchetii flower picture by margot lenoir (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Allamanda blanchetii fruit picture by Valdeiza Morais da Silva (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Allamanda blanchetii world distribution map, present in Benin, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, Brazil, Colombia, Fiji, Honduras, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Mexico, Myanmar, Mozambique, Papua New Guinea, Puerto Rico, Thailand, and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:76468-1
WFO ID wfo-0000943132
COL ID 5TVF9
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 446907
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Allamanda blanchetii Allamanda violacea