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Taxon

Allamanda cathartica L.

Protologue Mant. Pl. Altera 214. 1771 [Oct 1771] (as Allemanda)BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
Alamanda, WDStevens27239--Nicaragua. RAAN. W of Pto Cabezas. Cano Sun Sun. 14 Jun 08. 003.jpg

Alamanda, WDStevens27239--Nicaragua. RAAN. W of Pto Cabezas. Cano Sun Sun. 14 Jun 08. 003.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Alamanda, WDStevens27239--Nicaragua. RAAN. W of Pto Cabezas. Cano Sun Sun. 14 Jun 08. 001.jpg

Alamanda, WDStevens27239--Nicaragua. RAAN. W of Pto Cabezas. Cano Sun Sun. 14 Jun 08. 001.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Alamanda, WDStevens27239--Nicaragua. RAAN. W of Pto Cabezas. Cano Sun Sun. 14 Jun 08. 004.jpg

Alamanda, WDStevens27239--Nicaragua. RAAN. W of Pto Cabezas. Cano Sun Sun. 14 Jun 08. 004.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Alamanda, WDStevens27239--Nicaragua. RAAN. W of Pto Cabezas. Cano Sun Sun. 14 Jun 08. 011.jpg

Alamanda, WDStevens27239--Nicaragua. RAAN. W of Pto Cabezas. Cano Sun Sun. 14 Jun 08. 011.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Alamanda, WDStevens27239--Nicaragua. RAAN. W of Pto Cabezas. Cano Sun Sun. 14 Jun 08. 008.jpg

Alamanda, WDStevens27239--Nicaragua. RAAN. W of Pto Cabezas. Cano Sun Sun. 14 Jun 08. 008.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Alamanda, WDStevens27239--Nicaragua. RAAN. W of Pto Cabezas. Cano Sun Sun. 14 Jun 08. 009.jpg

Alamanda, WDStevens27239--Nicaragua. RAAN. W of Pto Cabezas. Cano Sun Sun. 14 Jun 08. 009.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Alamanda, WDStevens27239--Nicaragua. RAAN. W of Pto Cabezas. Cano Sun Sun. 14 Jun 08. 010.jpg

Alamanda, WDStevens27239--Nicaragua. RAAN. W of Pto Cabezas. Cano Sun Sun. 14 Jun 08. 010.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Alamanda, WDStevens27239--Nicaragua. RAAN. W of Pto Cabezas. Cano Sun Sun. 14 Jun 08. 002.jpg

Alamanda, WDStevens27239--Nicaragua. RAAN. W of Pto Cabezas. Cano Sun Sun. 14 Jun 08. 002.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Alamanda, WDStevens27239--Nicaragua. RAAN. W of Pto Cabezas. Cano Sun Sun. 14 Jun 08. 005.jpg

Alamanda, WDStevens27239--Nicaragua. RAAN. W of Pto Cabezas. Cano Sun Sun. 14 Jun 08. 005.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Alamanda, WDStevens27239--Nicaragua. RAAN. W of Pto Cabezas. Cano Sun Sun. 14 Jun 08. 006.jpg

Alamanda, WDStevens27239--Nicaragua. RAAN. W of Pto Cabezas. Cano Sun Sun. 14 Jun 08. 006.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Alamanda, WDStevens27239--Nicaragua. RAAN. W of Pto Cabezas. Cano Sun Sun. 14 Jun 08. 007.jpg

Alamanda, WDStevens27239--Nicaragua. RAAN. W of Pto Cabezas. Cano Sun Sun. 14 Jun 08. 007.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Alamanda cathartica--Tanzania. Karimjee Bot. Gard., Dar-es-Salaam. 15 Jul 04. 017.jpg

Alamanda cathartica--Tanzania. Karimjee Bot. Gard., Dar-es-Salaam. 15 Jul 04. 017.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Native to Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela; introduced into 40 botanical countries across Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Pacific, Northern America, and Southern America (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 2 countries.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

Stevens, W. D 27239

June 14, 2008

Location

Nicaragua, Atlantico Norte (Puerto Cabezas)

14.094111, -83.369972

Location Remarks

Along Pozo Charlie Lau, Llano Brakira, N of Puerto Cabezas and E of road to Waspam; open savanna with woody vegetation along creek. 21 m elev.

Collectors

W. Douglas Stevens, Olga Martha Montiel, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph

Notes

Forest edge, woody vine with milky sap, calyx green, corolla bright yellow

No collection number

July 15, 2004

Location

Tanzania, Dar es Salaam (Karimjee Botanical Garden)

Location Remarks

Samora Machel Ave., Dar es Salaam.

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Gentianales

Family

Apocynaceae

Genus

Allamanda

Specific Epithet

cathartica

Authorship

L.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 3.0

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.2

Global rank

#182,987 of 335,497

Top 55%

Extinction probability

10%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →