ApocynaceaeSubfamily Apocynoideae
Tribe Apocyneae
Subfamily Apocynoideae
Tribe Malouetieae
Subfamily Apocynoideae
Tribe Mesechiteae
Subfamily Apocynoideae
Tribe Wrightieae
Subfamily Asclepiadoideae
Tribe Asclepiadeae
Subfamily Asclepiadoideae
Tribe Ceropegieae
Subfamily Asclepiadoideae
Tribe Fockeeae
Subfamily Asclepiadoideae
Tribe Marsdenieae
Subfamily Periplocoideae
Tribe Cryptolepideae
Subfamily Periplocoideae
Tribe Periploceae
Subfamily Rauvolfioideae
Tribe Alyxieae
Subfamily Rauvolfioideae
Tribe Carisseae
Subfamily Rauvolfioideae
Tribe Plumerieae
Subfamily Rauvolfioideae
Tribe Tabernaemontaneae
Subfamily Rauvolfioideae
Tribe Vinceae
W/C = Wild Collected |
Allamanda cathartica L.
- Common Name: Golden Trumpet
- Family: Apocynaceae Juss.
- Country of Origin: South America
- Habitat:
- Description: Vigorous vine, to 50 feet long; leaves opposite or in whorls of 3-4, mostly oblanceolate to elliptic-oblong, to 4-6 inches long, short-acuminate, attenuate to a very short petiole; calyx lobes unequal, corolla bright yellow with a paler throat, to 5 inches across, narrowed below into a slender tube to 1 3/8 inches long and not swollen at base, lobes obovate and rounded; capsule about 1.5 inches in diameter with spines about 3/8 inch long.
Probably from northern South America but now widespread. The name Allamanda comes from Dr. F. Allamanda, a professor of natural history in Leyden in the latter part of the 18th Century. Known as Akar Chempaka Hutan, Bunga Akar Kuning in Malaysia All parts of the plant contain the iridoid lactone allamandin and may produce symptoms of vomiting or diarhea if ingested.
Restrictions:- Poisonous Plant Parts - Not for Human Consumption
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  Accession Data:- Accession # 198500393
- Source: Unknown
- Accession Date: 12-31-1985
- Bench: 1318 - NEO:Guyana Highlands A
- Qty: 1 confirmed on 05-08-2013
Classification:- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Magnoliopsida
- SubClass: euasterid I
- Order: Gentianales
- SubOrder:
- Family: Apocynaceae
- SubFamily: Rauvolfioideae
- Tribe: Plumerieae
- SubTribe:
References:Hortus Third, LH Bailey Hortorium, 1976
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