Biology:Mandevilla × amabilis

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Short description: A species of Mandevilla of hybrid origin

Mandevilla × amabilis
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Mandevilla
Species:
M. × amabilis
Binomial name
Mandevilla × amabilis
(Backh. & Backh.f.) Dress

Mandevilla × amabilis is a species of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae.[1] It was described in 1974 in the journal Baileya.[2] Also known as Alice du Pont.[3]

Description

Evergreen climbing plant with opposite leaves of thick, rugose texture, with prominent venation. Flowers are pink with a yellow throat.[2]

Range

The species has no natural range, having originated in cultivation in the mid-19th century. It is thought to be a hybrid between Mandevilla splendens and another, unknown species.[4] Conversely, one source[5] says that it is a natural hybrid occurring in Brazil.

Taxonomy

In a molecular analysis, M. × amabilis forms a sister clade to a complex that includes the natural species M. boliviensis and the Sundaville hybrids.[5]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q21370208 entry