Allamanda blanchetii

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Lamiids
Ordo: Gentianales

Familia: Apocynaceae
Subfamilia: Rauvolfioideae
Tribus: Plumerieae
Subtribus: Allamandinae
Genus: Allamanda
Species: Allamanda blanchetii
Name

Allamanda blanchetii A.DC. (1844)
Synonyms

Heterotypic
Allamanda violacea Gardner in H.B.Fielding & Gardner, Sert. Pl. 2: t. 41. 1844.

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America
Regional:Brazil
NE-Brazil (Maranhao, Piaui, Rio Grande do Norte, Paraiba, Pernambuco, Bahia, Alagoas)

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References

De Candolle, A.L.P.P. in De Candolle, A.P. 1844: Prodr. 8: 319.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2014. Allamanda blanchetii in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2014 Mar 18. Reference page.
USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. [1]

Vernacular names
suomi: Rusokustaankukka
svenska: Purpurallamanda

Allamanda blanchetii (purple allamanda, violet allamanda; syn. Allamanda violacea) is a species of perennial flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae native to Brazil.[1][2] Cultivated as an ornamental plant, it grows in full sun in USDA Zones 9b through 11[3] including central and south Florida, southernmost Texas, and coastal California. This plant's purple, bell-shaped blooms are about 3" across.[4] It is also called red bell. Fiber is extracted from stalk with high strength and silky white after chemical treatment.[5]
Allamanda blanchetii flowers and foliage in Jharkhand, India.
References

"Allamanda blanchetii". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 21 January 2018.
"Plants Profile for Allamanda blanchetii (purple allamanda)". plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
Gilman, Edward (2018) [1999]. "Allamanda violacea Purple Allamanda". University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (Revised ed.). Archived from the original on 2008-03-18. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
"Allamanda, Golden Trumpet, PURPLE ALLAMANDA". Southern Living. Archived from the original on 2020-07-17. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
"Fiber".