Allamanda cathartica
Allamanda cathartica
Safety & Hazards
The plant contains a poisonous, milky sap - all parts of the plant are considered to be toxic[ 362 Title Dominica Botanic Gardens Publication Author Website http://www.da-academy.org/trees_shrubs.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line resource, providing top quality pictures and some basic information on various plants being grown at the Botanic Gardens, often including uses and habitat. ].
Botanical Description
Allamanda cathartica is an evergreen climbing shrub that can reach a free-standing height of 2 metres or produce clambering stems 6 metres or more long that reach into the crowns of small trees. Older plants often have multiple stems from the root crown and long stems with relatively few branches[ 362 Title Dominica Botanic Gardens Publication Author Website http://www.da-academy.org/trees_shrubs.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line resource, providing top quality pictures and some basic information on various plants being grown at the Botanic Gardens, often including uses and habitat. , 692 Title Wildland Shrubs of the United States and its Territories: Thamnic Descriptions Publication Author Francis J.K. (Editor) Website http://www.fs.fed.us/global/iitf/wildland_shrubs.htm Publisher USDA; Forest Service International Institute of Tropical Forestr Year 2000 ISBN Description An excellent series of papers, in PDF format, from various authors giving quite detailed information on a range of shrubs growing in the United States and its Territories. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The plant is sometimes used medicinally, even though it is poisonous. It is commonly grown as an ornamental, sometimes also as a hedge or a ground cover.