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Allamanda blanchetii A.
DC.
Synonym : Allamanda violacea Gaertn.
Family
: Apocynaceae
Local Names
: Cherry allamanda, Purple Allamanda
Flowering and
fruiting period:
Throughout the year
Distribution: Native of Tropical America
Habitat: grown as ornamental
IUCN status: Data deficient
Endemic: No
Uses: Ornamental, the sap is
cathartic and emetic when used in small doses, in larger doses it is poisonous.
The latex contains the iridoid lactones plumericine and isoplumericine, plus
the coumarins umekalin and its methyl ether.
Key Characters: Pretty violet-shaded flowers
are trumpet-shaped, very showy and appear all year in consistently warm
climates. This vine has thin, arching, twining woody branches. The bark is brown,
furrowed on mature stems and yellow-green on younger branches. These emit a
milky irritating sap when broken. The leaves are elliptical in shape,
