
Apocynaceae FAMILY
Mandevilla foliosa
Mandevilla foliosa
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Cultivation Details
HabitShrub
Growth—
A plant of subtropical to tropical areas, where it is found at elevations from 950 - 2,000 metres. The flowers are sweetly scented[1].
Propagation
Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Mandevilla+foliosa>
Pollinators
Data unavailable
References
- [1]Trees and Shrubs of Mexico — Standley P.C. · Smithsonian Institution; Washington · 1926 ↩︎Although dated, it contains a wealth of information on the trees and shrubs of Mexico, including many of their uses. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
- [2]Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden Vol.20 — Missouri Botanical Garden; St. Louis, Mo. · 1933 · http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org ↩︎Contains a treatment of the Apocynaceae.
- [3]Dictionary of Economic Plants. — Uphof. J. C. Th. · Weinheim · 1959 · ISBN - ↩︎An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.