Allamanda blanchetii
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, southern-most Texas, and coastal California. This plant‘s purple, bell-shaped blooms are about 3” across.[4] It is also called red bell.
Allamanda blanchetii flowers and foliage in Jharkhand, India.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Genus: | Allamanda |
| Species: | A. blanchetii |
| Binomial name | |
| Allamanda blanchetii A.DC. | |
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.). Retrieved July 17, 2020.
- "Allamanda, Golden Trumpet, PURPLE ALLAMANDA". Southern Living. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
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