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Definition of Allamanda
1. Noun. A plant of the genus Allamanda having large showy funnel-shaped flowers in terminal cymes.
Specialized synonyms: Allamanda Cathartica, Common Allamanda, Golden Trumpet
Generic synonyms: Vine
Lexicographical Neighbors of Allamanda
Literary usage of Allamanda
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The MAGAZINE of Horticulture, Botany, and All Useful Discoveries and (1868)
"Then comes the new allamanda nobilis, which we hope shortly to describe in detail;
but of which we may here state that the blooms, while equal in size to ..."
2. The Floricultural Cabinet, and Florists Magazine by Joseph Harrison (1848)
"allamanda SCHOTTII. LARGE-FLOWERED ERECT allamanda. THIS fine species has been
introduced from Brazil. Seeds of it were sent by Mr. Graham to Messrs. ..."
3. The Annals of Horticulture (1849)
"There is much uncertainty in the nomenclature of the species of allamanda which
exist in our gardens, owing to the application, by different authors, ..."
4. The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by Trinidad Hermenegildo Pardo de Tavera (1901)
"allamanda cathartica, L. NOM. VULG.—Not known. USES.—As this plant has no common
name in the Philippines it is most probable that the natives do not use it. ..."
5. The American Journal of Horticulture and Florist's Companion (1869)
"THE allamanda. WE give, this month, an illustration of one of the most ornamental
stove- plants. ..."
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