Biology:Allamanda blanchetii

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Short description: Species of plant

Allamanda blanchetii
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Allamanda
Species:
A. blanchetii
Binomial name
Allamanda blanchetii
A.DC.

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]

Allamanda blanchetii flowers and foliage in Jharkhand, India.

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Wikidata ☰ Q4730418 entry