Family Name | Apocynaceae |
Scientific name | Allamanda cathartica |
Common name | Allamanda cathartica |
Growth habit | Likes to grow in places with high temperature and high humidity, plant in places with sunshine can let it grow faster, however, if it is planted in shaded places, it is difficult to bloom, also the foliage will seem sparse |
Leaf | Single Leaves 3-4 whorls, Sometimes in pairs or in the upper part of the branches interactive health, 10-15 cm long, 2.5-3 cm wide |
Flower | Golden yellow in colour, corollaceous funnel-shaped, 7-11 cm long, about 10 cm in diameter, flowering from March to August |
Fruit | Capsule globose in shape, with long spines, about 3 cm in diameter, the seeds about 2 cm flat with paper wings, fruit period from October to December |
More to learn | It is Originally from Brazil to the Americas, then widely planted in tropical regions, China, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan, Taiwan and other places cultivated for ornamental plants |
Properties | It taste bitter, cold, also, it is toxic. |
Treats | It can use as Chinese herb for healing constipation. |
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