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Allamanda cathartica 'Stansill's Double'
Family Name: | Apocynaceae |
Common Name: | Double-petalled Golden Trumpet, Double-petalled Yellow Allamanda |
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Classifications and Characteristics
Plant Division | Angiosperms (Flowering Seed Plants) (Dicotyledon) |
Plant Growth Form | Climber, Vine & Liana, Shrub (Woody) |
Lifespan (in Singapore) | Perennial |
Mode of Nutrition | Autotrophic |
Maximum Height | 3 m |
Description and Ethnobotany
Growth Form | A vine plant which has golden yellow double petals; shiny and glossy green leaves. |
Foliage | Leaves are shiny green, simple, arranged in whorls of 3 or 4 along the stems, elongated shape, prominent mid vein, hairless, petiolate, leathery, contain latex (milky sap). |
Stems | Stems are hairless, older stems are woody and brownish, while younger stems are greenish. Milky sap present. |
Flowers | Yellow, funnel-shaped, double form of petals |
Etymology | Genus name honours Frederich Allamand, a Swiss botanist in the 18th century. Specific epithet means purgative. |
Landscaping Features
Desirable Plant Features | Ornamental Flowers |
Plant & Rootzone Preference - Tolerance | Well-Drained Soils |
Landscape Uses | Roadside Tree / Palm, Parks & Gardens, Hedge / Screening |
Plant Care and Propagation
Light Preference | Full Sun |
Water Preference | Moderate Water |
Propagation Method | Seed, Stem Cutting |
Foliar
Foliage Retention | Evergreen |
Mature Foliage Colour(s) | Green |
Mature Foliage Texture(s) | Glossy / Shiny |
Prominent Young Flush Colour(s) | Green |
Young Flush Texture(s) | Glossy / Shiny |
Foliar Type | Simple / Unifoliate |
Foliar Arrangement Along Stem | Opposite, Whorled |
Foliar Attachment to Stem | Petiolate |
Foliar Shape(s) | Non-Palm Foliage (Lanceolate, Oblong) |
Foliar Venation | Pinnate / Net |
Foliar Margin | Entire - Wavy / Undulate |
Foliar Apex - Tip | Acuminate |
Foliar Base | Acute |
Non - Foliar and Storage
Stem Type & Modification | Woody |
Floral (Angiosperm)
Flower & Plant Sexuality 1 | Bisexual Flowers |
Flower Colour(s) | Yellow / Golden |
Flower Grouping | Cluster / Inflorescence |
Flower Location | Axillary |
Individual Flower Shape | Trumpet-shaped |
Inflorescence Type | Cyme |
Flowering Habit | Polycarpic |
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Others
Master ID | 8 |
Species ID | 1304 |
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