Allamanda

Allamanda
Allamanda cathartica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Subfamily: Rauvolfioideae
Tribe: Plumerieae
Subtribe: Allamandinae
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Genus: Allamanda
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Species

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Synonyms[1]
  • Orelia Aubl.

Allamanda is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae. They are native to the Americas, where they are distributed from Mexico to Argentina. Some species are familiar as ornamental plants cultivated for their large, colorful flowers. Most species produce yellow flowers; A. blanchetii bears pink flowers.[2] The genus name Allamanda honors the Swiss botanist and physician Frédéric-Louis Allamand (1736–1809).[3] It is the official flower of Kuching North City Hall.[4]

  1. ^ "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families". Retrieved May 22, 2014.
  2. ^ de Souza-Silva, R. F. and A. Rapini. (2009). Allamanda calcicola (Apocynaceae), an overlooked new species from limestone outcrops in the States of Minas Gerais and Bahia, Brazil. Kew Bulletin 64(1), 171–74.
  3. ^ Allamanda. FloraBase. Western Australian Herbarium.
  4. ^ "Laman Web Rasmi Dewan Bandaraya Kuching Utara". Archived from the original on 2017-11-17. Retrieved 2017-11-16.

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