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Apocynaceae

Bush allamanda

Allamanda schottii Pohl

Family
Apocynaceae
Genus
Allamanda

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Bush allamanda: Apocynaceae (dogbane family) » Allamanda schottii al-uh-MAN-duh -- named for Dr. Allamand of Leyden who sent seeds to Linnaeus SHOT-ee-eye -- named for Arthur C
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (3)
Chinese
黄蝉, 毛柄短肠蕨, 黄兰蝉, 硬枝黃蟬, 硬枝黄蝉, 黃蟬, 黄花夹竹桃
English
Bush allamanda
Malay
Alamanda anis, Alamanda Schott, Alamanda semak

Synonyms

  • Allamanda brasiliensis Schott ex Pohl
  • Allamanda cathartica Schrad.
  • Allamanda cathartica var. schottii L.H.Bailey & Raffill
  • Allamanda magnifica B.S.Williams
  • Allamanda neriifolia Hook.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Vine
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Puerto Rico: introduced

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.