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Allamanda schottii
Allamanda schottii
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Dr. Maulik Gadani
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Botanical Name :
Allamanda schottii
Pohl
Synonyms :
Allamanda cathartica
Schrad.,
Allamanda neriifolia
Hook.
Common Name :
Golden Trumpet Vine
Plant Family :
Apocynaceae
Plant Form :
Climbers
Occurrence (Sectors) :
18, 20, 21, 24, 27
Occurrence (Special Areas) :
Gujarat Forestry Research Foundation, Indroda Park, Aranya Van
About Allamanda schottii Plant :
Habit :
An evergreen Climber.
Leaves :
Opposite in whorls of 4, obvate, cuneate at bbase, shortly acuminate at the tip, intramarginal nerve very conspicuous.
Inflorescence :
Cymose panicles.
Flowers :
Large, showy, golden, yellow, interminal (lateral) cymose panicles, bracts deciduous.
Calyx of 5 sepals, lanceolate.
Corolla in 2 parts, lower tubular about one inch long, narrow base not swollen, the upper part campanulate, lobes orbicular.
Stamens 5, included.
Ovary 1 - celled with many ovules on parietal placentas.
Fruits :
Prickly pods
Seeds :
Winged
Flowering and Fruiting time :
June - Sept
Significance :
Grown in gardens.