Allamanda cathartica
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Title
Allamanda cathartica
Subject
Taxonomy
Phylum :Tracheophyta
Class :Magnoliopsida
Order :Gentianales
Family :Apocynaceae
Genus :Allamanda
Species :Allamanda cathartica
Phylum :Tracheophyta
Class :Magnoliopsida
Order :Gentianales
Family :Apocynaceae
Genus :Allamanda
Species :Allamanda cathartica
Synonyms
Allamanda aubletii Pohl, Allamanda chelsonii K.Koch [Invalid], Allamanda grandiflora (Aubl.) Lam. [Illegitimate], Allamanda hendersonii W.Bull ex Dombrain, Allamanda latifolia C.Presl, Allamanda linnaei Pohl, Allamanda schottii Hook. [Illegitimate], Allamanda wardleyana Lebas, Allamanda williamsii auct., Echites salicifolius Willd. ex Roem. & Schult., Echites verticillatus Sessé & Moc., Orelia grandiflora Aubl. [Illegitimate].
Common name
Akar chempaka hutan, akar chempaka kuning, bunga akar kuning, Allamanda, buttercup, common allamanda, golden trumpet vine, golden trumpet, yellow allamanda, yellow bell, cherries jubilee allamanda
Description
Characteristics
A climbing shrub with sticky, white latex. It can grow up to 50m in length.
A climbing shrub with sticky, white latex. It can grow up to 50m in length.
Morphology
Leaves
Dark-green in colour, tapering at the base with acute drip tip. Length up to 15 cm and are arranged in whorls at the nodes.
Flowers
Bell-shaped, brilliant yellow in colour, 5-lobed and measures up to 10 cm long.
Fruits
Rarely seen, 7cm, bristly seedpod that splits open to release the flat, brown and winged seeds.
Plant part used
Leaves and latex
Traditional uses
- Decoction of the A. cathartica leaves has been used as a purgative or emetic.
- White latex of A. cathartica was once used to treat worm infestation but the practice has been stopped because of the vomiting and diarrhoea it caused.
- A steaming infusion is used to relieve coughs and headaches by allowing the patient to breathe in the vapour.
- A. cathartica has been planted and introduce globally as an ornamental plant.
List of country
Brazil
Creator
Allamanda cathartica (Linnaeus,1753)
Source
Publisher
Nur Athirah Roshaizi
Contributor
Nur Athirah Roshaizi
Language
English
Collection
Citation
Allamanda cathartica (Linnaeus,1753), “Allamanda cathartica,” BIDARA, accessed February 4, 2026, https://bidara.uthm.edu.my/items/show/385.