Accession Data:
Allamanda cathartica L.
- Common Name: Golden Trumpet
- Family: Apocynaceae Juss.
- Country of Origin: South America
- Description: Vigorous vine, to 50 feet long; leaves opposite or in whorls of 3-4, mostly oblanceolate to elliptic-oblong, to 4-6 inches long, short-acuminate, attenuate to a very short petiole; calyx lobes unequal, corolla bright yellow with a paler throat, to 5 inches across, narrowed below into a slender tube to 1 3/8 inches long and not swollen at base, lobes ovate), and broadly tapering to each end; wider than oblanceolate.">obovate and rounded; capsule about 1.5 inches in diameter with spines about 3/8 inch long.
Probably from northern South America but now widespread.
The name Allamanda comes from Dr. F. Allamanda, a professor of natural history in Leyden in the latter part of the 18th Century.
Known as Akar Chempaka Hutan, Bunga Akar Kuning in Malaysia
All parts of the plant contain the iridoid lactone allamandin and may produce symptoms of vomiting or diarhea if ingested.
- Uses: Allamanda cathartica is a wonderful example of a plant that is quite poisonous but also holds significant medicinal powers. While studies have shown that the plant has notable laxative in effect">purgative effects, wound healing abilities, a reversible anti fertility effect, is an antidermatophytic, purgative effect, anti-proliferative effect, anti-microbial, cytotoxic, and a synergistic anti inflammatory effect when used with Piper nigrum. These medicinal effects are only when the plant material is used correctly, incorrect usage can easily result in toxicity.
From Philippine Alternative Medicine
- IMPORTANT NOTE: Plant Uses are for informational purposes only. EEB Greenhouses assume no responsibility for adverse effects from the use of any plants referred to on this site. Always seek advice from a professional before using any plant medicinally.
- USDA Zone: 11-12
Accession Data:
- Accession # 198500393
- Source: Unknown
- Recorded Vouchers:
- Voucher 128496 at George Safford Torrey Herbarium (CONN). Herbarium Image
- Accession Date: 12-31-1985
- Bench: 1301 - NEOA: East Bench NN
- Currently: active - healthy
- Qty: 2 confirmed on 01-15-2025
- Restrictions:
- Poisonous Plant Parts - Not for Human Consumption
All parts of the plant contain the iridoid lactone allamandin and may produce symptoms of vomiting or diarhea if ingested.
- Poisonous Plant Parts - Not for Human Consumption
Classification:
- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Magnoliopsida
- SubClass: euasterid I
- Order: Gentianales
- SubOrder:
- Family: Apocynaceae
- SubFamily: Rauvolfioideae
- Tribe: Plumerieae
- SubTribe:
Flowering Data:
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References (internal):
- Medicinal Plants
- Bird Pollination (ornithophily)
- Bee Pollination (melittophily)
- Plants with Extrafloral Nectaries
- EEB 3271 - Systematic Botany
- Medicinal Plants - Traditional African Medicine
- EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Costa Rica / Honduras / Nicaragua / Panama / French Guiana / Guyana / Suriname / Venezuela / Colombia / Peru / Brazil West-Central / Brazil Northeast / Brazil Southeast / Brazil North / Brazil South
References (external):
- Hortus Third, LH Bailey Hortorium, 1976
- The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Accessed 13 February 2015.
- WCSP (2015). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed 13 February 2015.
- Image #00 (cropped) and #02 (original) by Ngocnk2 (Own work) [GFDL or CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons. Last accessed on Friday, July 21, 2017.
data regenerated on Wed, 23 Apr 2025 14:27:03 -0400 [bcm v4.0]
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