page_title: Allamanda
section_title: Taxonomy
hierarchical_section_title: Allamanda / Taxonomy
caption_attribution_description: English: Allamanda flower found in Puducherry Union Territory of IndiaEnglish: Allamanda flower found in Puducherry Union Territory of India
context_page_description: Allamanda is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae. They are native to the Americas, where they are distributed from Mexico to Argentina. Some species are familiar as ornamental plants cultivated for their large, colorful flowers. Most species produce yellow flowers; A. blanchetii bears pink. The genus name Allamanda honors the Swiss botanist and physician Frédéric-Louis Allamand. It also is official flower of Kuching North City Hall.
context_section_description: There are about 12 to 15 valid species in the genus.
  Species and synonyms include:
  Allamanda angustifolia Pohl
  Allamanda blanchetii A.DC. – purple allamanda, violet allamanda, violet trumpetvine
  Allamanda calcicola
  Allamanda cathartica L. – yellow allamanda, golden-trumpet, common trumpetvine brownbud allamanda
  Allamanda doniana Müll.Arg.
  Allamanda laevis Markgr.
  Allamanda martii Müll.Arg.
  Allamanda nobilis T.Moore
  Allamanda oenotherifolia Pohl
  Allamanda polyantha Müll.Arg.
  Allamanda puberula A.DC.
  Allamanda schottii Pohl – bush allamanda
  Allamanda setulosa Miq.
  Allamanda thevetifolia Müll.Arg.
  Allamanda weberbaueri Markgr.
caption: Allamanda flower found in Puducherry Union Territory of India
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