<big>''[[Allamanda cathartica]]'' L.</big>
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:Protologue: Mant. pl. 2: 214 (1771).
== Synonyms ==
**''Allamanda hendersoni'' W. Bull ex Dombrain (1866).
== Vernacular names ==
*Leaves elliptical to obovate, 2.5-15 cm × 1-5 cm, base cuneate, apex acuminate to caudate, glabrous or pilose beneath.
*Inflorescence 8.5-18 cm long.
*Sepals lanceolate or narrowly elliptical, 10-17 mm × 3-4 mm, without colleters inside, corolla tube about 5-7 cm long, distinctly widened halfway, lobes 1.6-4 cm long, style with stigmatic pistil head about 3.5 cm long; in .*In cultivation rarely fruiting.
In its native area, ''A. cathartica'' is found in mangrove swamp and on river banks. Several cultivars have been developed in ''A. cathartica'' . "Grandiflora" has flowers of exceptional size, "Hendersonii" has orange-yellow flowers with white spots in throat, tinged bronze, lobes thick and waxy, and "Nobilis" has large and strongly whorled leaves, with very large, pure gold flowers.
== Selected sources ==
*[37] Akah, 74P.A. & Offiah,V.N., 1992. Gastrointestinal effects of Allamanda cathartica leaf extracts. International Journal of Pharmacognosy 30(3): 213—217.*[74] Backer, C.A. & Bakhuizen van den Brink Jr, R.C., 1964—1968. Flora of Java. 3 volumes. Noordhoff, Groningen, the Netherlands. Vol. 1 (1964) 647 pp., Vol. 2 (1965) 641 pp., Vol. 3 (1968) 761 pp.* [135] Burkill, I.H., 1966. A dictionary of the economic products of the Malay Peninsula. Revised reprint. 2 volumes. Ministry of Agriculture and Co-operatives, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Vol. 1 (A-HA—H) pp. 1—1240, Vol. 2 (I—Z) pp. 1241—2444.*[380] Gutierrez, H.G., 1980—1982. An illustrated manual of Philippine materia medica. 2 volumes. Natural Research Council of the Philippines, Tagig, Metro Manila, the Philippines. Vol. 1-1240(1980) pp. 1—234, Vol. 2 (I-Z1982) pp. 1241235—485.*[407] Heyne, K., 1950. De nuttige planten van Indonesië [The useful plants of Indonesia]. 3rd Edition. 2 volumes. W. van Hoeve, 's-2444Gravenhage, the Netherlands/Bandung, Indonesia. 1660 + CCXLI pp.*[459] Huxley, A., Griffiths, M. & Levy, M., 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. 4 volumes. The MacMillan Press Ltd., London, United Kingdom. 3353 pp.*[696] Morton, J.F., 1981. Atlas of medicinal plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. Charles C. Thomas, Springfield, Illinois, United States. 1420 pp.*[739] Nguyen Van Duong, 1993. Medicinal plants of Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos. Mekong Printing, Santa Ana, California, United States. 528 pp.*[786] Perry, L.M., 1980. Medicinal plants of East and Southeast Asia. Attributed properties and uses. MIT Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States & London, United Kingdom. 620 pp.*[810] Quisumbing, E., 1978. Medicinal plants of the Philippines. Katha Publishing Co., Quezon City, the Philippines. 1262 pp.
380, 407, 459, 696, 739, 786, 810.== Main genus page ==*[[Allamanda (PROSEA)|''Allamanda'']]
== Authors ==
*Slamet Sutanti Budi Rahayu
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