Taxon:  Allamanda cathartica L.



Summary
Genus:
Allamanda
Family:
Apocynaceae
Subfamily:
Rauvolfioideae
Tribe:
Plumerieae
Nomen number:
312549
Place of publication:
Mant. pl. 2:214.  1771
Verified:
07/05/2011 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
4 (2  active, 2  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Autonym(s)
Allamanda cathartica L. var. cathartica

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Allamanda cathartica L. var. hendersonii (W. Bull ex Dombrain) L. H. Bailey & Raffill
Allamanda cathartica L. var. nobilis (T. Moore) L. H. Bailey & Raffill
Allamanda hendersonii W. Bull ex Dombrain
Allamanda nobilis T. Moore

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
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Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishallamanda  1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Englishcommon trumpetvine  1Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
Englishgolden-trumpet  1Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
Englishyellow allamanda  1Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
GermanAllamande  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
GermanGoldtrompete  2Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 2:1190.
Portuguese (Brazil)alamanda-amarela  2Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Portuguese (Brazil)carolina  2Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Portuguese (Brazil)dedal-de-dama  2Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Portuguese (Brazil)dedal-de-princesa  2Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
Portuguese (Brazil)dedal-de-rainha  2Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
Spanishcopa de oro  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Swedishallamanda  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilAmapá Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilAmazonas Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilBahia Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilGoiás Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilMaranhão Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilPará Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilParaná Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilRio de Janeiro Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilSão Paulo Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaFrench Guiana  Boggan, J. et al. 1997. Checklist of the plants of the Guianas, ed. 2
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaGuyana  Boggan, J. et al. 1997. Checklist of the plants of the Guianas, ed. 2
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaSuriname  Boggan, J. et al. 1997. Checklist of the plants of the Guianas, ed. 2
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuela  Steyermark, J. A. et al., eds. 1995-. Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana. Note: Missouri Botanical Garden & Timber Press
2Cultivated    widely cult. in tropics 
4NaturalizedAfricaWestern Indian OceanReunion  Bosser, J. M. et al., eds. 1976-. Flores des Mascareignes.
4NaturalizedAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentSri Lanka  Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds. 1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon.
4NaturalizedAsia-TropicalMalesiaMalaysia  Kiew, R. et al., eds. 2010-. Flora of peninsular Malaysia Note: Forest Research Institute Malaysia.
4NaturalizedAsia-TropicalMalesiaPhilippines  Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry. Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER): plant threats to Pacific ecosystems (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaQueenslandn.e.George, A. S., ed. 1980-. Flora of Australia.
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesFlorida Wunderlin, R. & B. Hansen. Atlas of Florida vascular plants (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoCampeche Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoChiapas Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoQuintana Roo Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoTabasco Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
4NaturalizedPacificNorthwestern PacificPalau  Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry. Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER): plant threats to Pacific ecosystems (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedPacificSouth-Central PacificFrench Polynesia  Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry. Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER): plant threats to Pacific ecosystems (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedPacificSouthwestern PacificUnited StatesAmerican Samoa Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry. Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER): plant threats to Pacific ecosystems (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanAntigua and Barbuda  Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanBarbados  Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanDominica  Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanDominican Republic  Liogier, H. A. 1981-. Flora of Hispaniola: Part 1; La Flora de la Española. Part II-.
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanGrenada  Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanGuadeloupe  Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanHaiti  Liogier, H. A. 1981-. Flora of Hispaniola: Part 1; La Flora de la Española. Part II-.
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanMartinique  Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanMontserrat  Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanNetherlands Antilles  Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanSt. Kitts and Nevis  Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanSt. Vincent and Grenadines  Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanUnited StatesPuerto Rico Liogier, H. A. 1984-. Descriptive flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands.
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaBelize  Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaCosta Rica  Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaEl Salvador  Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaGuatemala  Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaHonduras  Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaNicaragua  Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaPanama  Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
Native
Southern America
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela
  • BRAZIL: Brazil [Amapá, Amazonas, Bahia, Goiás, Maranhão, Pará, Paraná, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo]
Cultivated (widely cult. in tropics)
Naturalized
Africa
  • WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN: Reunion
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Sri Lanka
  • MALESIA: Malaysia, Philippines
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia [Queensland (n.e.)]
Northern America
  • SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Florida]
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Campeche, Chiapas, Quintana Roo, Tabasco]
Pacific
  • NORTHWESTERN PACIFIC: Palau
  • SOUTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC: French Polynesia
  • SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC: United States [American Samoa]
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: Netherlands Antilles, Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Guadeloupe, Grenada, Haiti, St. Kitts and Nevis, Montserrat, Martinique, United States [Puerto Rico], St. Vincent and Grenadines
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, El Salvador

Reference(s)
  1. Boggan, J. et al. 1997. Checklist of the plants of the Guianas, ed. 2
  2. Bosser, J. M. et al., eds. 1976-. Flores des Mascareignes.
  3. Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds. 1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon.
  4. Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
  5. Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
  6. George, A. S., ed. 1980-. Flora of Australia.
  7. Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
  8. Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry. Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER): plant threats to Pacific ecosystems (on-line resource).
  9. Kiew, R. et al., eds. 2010-. Flora of peninsular Malaysia Note: Forest Research Institute Malaysia.
  10. Liogier, H. A. 1981-. Flora of Hispaniola: Part 1; La Flora de la Española. Part II-.
  11. Liogier, H. A. 1984-. Descriptive flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands.
  12. Steyermark, J. A. et al., eds. 1995-. Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana. Note: Missouri Botanical Garden & Timber Press
  13. Wunderlin, R. & B. Hansen. Atlas of Florida vascular plants (on-line resource).
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Reitz, R., ed. 1965-. Flora ilustrada catarinense.
Vertebrate poisonsmammals Kingsbury, J. M. 1964. Poisonous plants of the United States and Canada. Note: poisonous
Vertebrate poisonsmammals Lampe, K. F. & M. A. McCann. 1985. AMA handbook of poisonous and injurious plants Note: poisonous
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=312549. Accessed 8 May 2026.