Allamanda
Sign in to saveAllamanda 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. The genus name Allamanda honors the Swiss botanist and physician Frédéric-Louis Allamand (1736–1809). It is the official flower of Kuching North City Hall.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderGentianales
- FamilyApocynaceae
Dschungelglocken (Allamanda), auch Allmande oder Goldtrompeten genannt, sind eine Pflanzengattung innerhalb der Familie der Hundsgiftgewächse (Apocynaceae). Sie sind in der Neotropis verbreitet.
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 508
- With media
- 146
- Family
- Apocynaceae
- Collections
- IBUNAM, NY, UFRGS, CPATSA, GSW, CENARGEN
- Recorded in
- Mexico, United States, Brasil, Belice, Philippines, Brazil
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Named after
- Frédéric-Louis Allamand
- Image
- Hoa Thang Giu.jpg
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- Allamanda
- taxon common name
- 黄蝉属
- has fruit type
- capsule
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
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Encyclopedic overview
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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. The genus name Allamanda honors the Swiss botanist and physician Frédéric-Louis Allamand (1736–1809). It is the official flower of Kuching North City Hall.
==Description== Plants of the genus are evergreen trees, shrubs, or vines. They contain a white latex. The leaves are opposite or arranged in whorls of up to 5. The blades are generally oval and smooth-edged, and some are leathery or lightly hairy. The inflorescence is a compound cyme. The flower has five lobed sepals and a bell- or funnel-shaped corolla of five petals, yellow in most species. The fruit is a schizocarp containing two to four seeds. thumb|right|Flowers of Allamanda schottii thumb|right|Allamanda schottii fruit
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