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; 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 tretment. [5]
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