Alamanda, WDStevens27239--Nicaragua. RAAN. W of Pto Cabezas. Cano Sun Sun. 14 Jun 08. 003.jpg
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.
Location
Nicaragua, Atlantico Norte
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
Location
Tanzania, Dar es Salaam (Karimjee Botanical Garden)
Location Remarks
Samora Machel Ave., Dar es Salaam.
Collectors
No collectors specified
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Gentianales
Family
Apocynaceae
Genus
Allamanda
Specific Epithet
cathartica
Authorship
L.
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
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.2
Global rank
#182,987 of 335,497
Top 55%
Extinction probability
10%
