Allamanda Cathartica
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Allamanda Cathartica
Height
0.5meter
Allamanda Cathartica L.
| Family Name: | Apocynaceae |
| Common Name: | Allamanda, Golden-trumpet, Common Allamanda, Yellow Allamanda, Akar Cempaka Hutan, Bunga Akar Kuning, Akar Chempaka Kuning, Allamanda Trumpet Vine, Golden Trumpet Vine, 软枝黄蝉 |
Allamanda (Allamanda cathartica) is an evergreen tropical climber with large, deep yellow trumpet flowers and glossy green leaves. Native to Brazil, its flowers are visited by bees, sunbirds and butterflies. Allamanda makes a lush addition on trellises or fences in parks and gardens and flowers freely all year.
Description and Ethnobotany
| Growth Form | A woody and evergreen vine. It can grow up to 6 m long. |
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| Foliage | The leaves are borne in whorls along the stems and are leathery and oblong-lanceolate in shape, grow up to 16cm long and 6cm wide. |
| Stems | Woody and twinning stem. It contains milky sap. |
| Flowers | The yellow, funnel-shaped flowers are borne in axillary cymes. The flowers sepals are ovate to narrowly ovate, the flower corolla is yellow and 5-lobed and spreading. |
| Fruit | The fruits are in the form of prickly capsules which split open to release winged seeds. |
| Others - Plant Morphology | All parts of the plant have white milky sap that may cause rashes, itch, and blister once expose to it. |
| Habitat | It is commonly found in disturbed areas, forest margins, near swamps and roadsides. |
| Cultivation | This plant flowers best under full sun. It can be trained to climb on support such as trellis. Occasional pruning is required to promote air circulation to reduce fungal attack on leaves. |
| Etymology | The genus Allamanda is given after Dr. Frederick Allamand. The specific epithet cathartica means cathartic, cleansing, purging which refers to its medicinal purpose in inducing vomiting. |
| Ethnobotanical Uses | Medicinal: In the tropics, it is used as a purgative and to induce vomiting in low dosage, as a high dosage can be toxic. |
Full Sun
Moderate Water
Climber
Shrub