Allamanda cathartica L.

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Bolivia

• State/Province

  Santa Cruz

• County/Municipio

  Andrés Ibáñez Prov.

• City/Township

  Santa Cruz

• Locality

  Cultivated ornamentals in Barrio MacDonald

• Elevation

  Alt. 420 m. (1378 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -17.77, -63.18

• Location Notes

  [South America]

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

The New York Botanical Garden
Apocynaceae
Allamanda cathartica L.
det. M. Nee, 1997
Bolivia. Depto. Santa Cruz, Prov. Andrés Ibanez: Santa
Cruz. Cultivated ornamentals in Barrio MacDonald.
17°46’S, 63°11’W. Alt. 420 m.
Woody, viny, the stems 2 cm in diameter, trailed on a
trellis, with copious milky sap. Flowers abundant, showy;
flower buds light orangish brown on outside, some of this
remaining in anthesis; corolla bright yellow, with more
orange lines in throat. The corolla expands considerably
from when first opening until it falls.
Coll.: M. Nee 47482
24 Dec 1997
Supported by the Fulbright Foundation
04159680