Name
Classifications and Characteristics
| Plant Division | Angiosperms (Flowering Seed Plants) (Dicotyledon) |
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| Plant Growth Form | Climber, Shrub |
| Lifespan (in Singapore) | Perennial |
| Mode of Nutrition | Autotrophic |
Biogeography
| Native Habitat | Terrestrial |
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| Local Conservation Status | Non-native |
Description and Ethnobotany
| Growth Form | A medium-sized shrub, with a sprawling growth habit. |
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| Foliage | Leaves are whorled along the stem, leaf blade oblong-shaped, with apiculate apex and acute base, entire leaf margin and has pinnate venation. |
| Stems | Stems are woody, slightly hairy. |
| Flowers | Flowers are deeply red, trumpet shaped, produced in small clusters near the stem tips. Petals are slightly overlapping. Sepals are cup-shaped, green in colour. |
| Cultivation | This plant grows upright but requires some support for the branches, and flowers best under full sun and well-drained soil. |
| Etymology | The genus Allamanda is named after Jean Allamand, an 18th century Dutch naturalist who is a specialist in the flora of Brazil. |
Landscaping Features
| Landscaping | It is noted for its striking cherry red flowers that makes the plant suitable as a specimen plant, or grown as a hedge, in containers, along roadsides or border plant. |
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| Desirable Plant Features | Ornamental Flowers |
| Landscape Uses | General, Parks & Gardens, Small Gardens, Hedge / Screening, Flowerbed / Border, Container Planting |
Plant Care and Propagation
| Light Preference | Full Sun |
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| Water Preference | Moderate Water |
| Plant Growth Rate | Fast |
| Rootzone Tolerance | Moist Soils, Well-Drained Soils, Saline Soils / Salt Spray, Fertile Loamy Soils, Polluted Air |
Foliar
| Foliage Retention | Evergreen |
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| Mature Foliage Colour(s) | Green |
| Prominent Young Flush Colour(s) | Green |
| Foliar Type | Simple / Unifoliate |
| Foliar Arrangement Along Stem | Whorled |
| Foliar Attachment to Stem | Sessile |
| Foliar Shape(s) | Non-Palm Foliage (Oblong) |
| Foliar Venation | Pinnate / Net |
| Foliar Margin | Entire - Wavy / Undulate |
| Foliar Apex - Tip | Apiculate |
| Foliar Base | Acute |
Floral (Angiosperm)
| Flower Colour(s) | Red |
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| Flower Texture(s) | Smooth |
| Flower Grouping | Cluster / Inflorescence |
| Flower Location | Axillary |
| Flower Symmetry | Radial |
| Individual Flower Shape | Trumpet-shaped |
| Flowering Period | Free-Flowering |
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Others
| Master ID | 29211 |
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| Species ID | 3520 |
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