| Allamanda blanchetii | |
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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 | |
Allamanda blanchetii (purple allamanda, violet allamanda; Pilaghanti in Sanskrit 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. From the stem, fiber can be extracted which is very strong and silky white after chemical treatment. [5]
