Allamanda schottii
COMMON NAME | Bush allamanda |
TYPE | Shrub |
FAMILY | Apocynaceae |
NOTES | It typically grows to
4-5’ tall. Features clusters of yellow, trumpet-shaped flowers with
orange-red throat stripes and leathery, elliptic to obovate, dull green
leaves (2-4” long) that appear in whorls of 3-5 along the stems.It is
generally more shrub-like than A. cathartica. As with most dogbane family
members, the stems exude a toxic milky sap. |
GEOGRAPHIC REGION | Native to Brazil |
NATIVE HABITAT | It grows near or
alongside bodies of water, often in wet areas, in open or closed forests |
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