MANDEVILLA ATROVIOLACEA
Author:
Robert Everard Woodson, Jr., 1933
Family:
APOCYNACEAE
Origin:
Elevation:
Publisher:
Woodson. (1933). In: Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 20: 724.
Collection number:
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Thickness:
4 Centimetres
Height:
60 Centimetres
Propagate:
Seeds/Cuttings
CITES:
Synonyms:
Echites atropurpureus, Lindl. 1842.
Dipladenia atropurpurea, A. DC. 1844.
Micradenia atroviolacea, Miers. 1878.
Dipladenia atropurpurea, A.DC.
Dipladenia atropurpurea, Lem.
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Dipladenia atroviolacea var. cordata, Müll.Arg.
Dipladenia atroviolacea var. cuneata, Müll.Arg.
Dipladenia atroviolacea var. latifolia, Müll.Arg.
Dipladenia marie-henriettae, Sander.
Echites atroviolaceus, Stadelm.
This member of the Apocynaceae family was given this name by Robert Everard Woodson, Jr. in 1933. It is found in south and south-eastern Brazil, growing in a rich soil with quite some water and some sun. The caudex can grow to four centimetres in diameter, the entire plant to 60 centimetres in height. The flowers are dark violet with a dark orange throat. The genera is named after H. John Mandeville, 1773-1861, an English diplomat in Argentina.
The species name from Latin; atro; 'deep' and violacea; ' violet-coloured' for the flowers. The caudex from the publication in: South African Journal of Botany.
Flower
Dark Violet / Dark Orange
Soil
Rich
Water
Maximum
Sun
Medium - Maximum
