bush allamanda

Names and Synonyms

Common Names

• bush allamanda

Scientific Names

Accepted name

Synonyms

• Allamanda cathartica var. schottii
• Allamanda neriifolia
• Allamanda magnifica

Regional and Traditional Names

Sources: Wikidata, Catalogue of Life

Taxonomical Classification

This plant, Allamanda schottii, belongs to the kingdom Plantae and the phylum Streptophyta. Within the class Equisetopsida and subclass Magnoliidae, it is classified under the order Gentianaales and the family Apocynaceae. Its taxonomic hierarchy concludes with its placement in the genus Allamanda.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Distribution

This plant exhibits a diverse geographical distribution spanning across several distinct regions. Within China, its presence is noted in both Hainan and the China Southeast territories. The species can also be found in Eastern Asia, specifically on the island of Taiwan. Moving toward the Indian Subcontinent, it has been identified in Bangladesh. Finally, its range extends to Mexico, where it is located in the Mexico Southeast region.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Botanical Identification

Ecology

The ecology of Allamanda schottii is characterized by its occurrence within the Floresta Ombrófila (also known as Floresta Pluvial), a moist tropical rainforest ecosystem. This species thrives within a specific altitudinal gradient, inhabiting lowland areas and extending up to a maximum elevation of 500 m AMSL, with its range beginning at 0 m AMSL.

Elevational range max:

500 m AMSL

Elevational range min:

0 m AMSL

Habitat :

Floresta Ombrófila (= Floresta Pluvial)

Life history

The life history of Allamanda schottii is characterized by its status as a perennial plant, allowing it to persist through multiple growing seasons. In terms of its growth architecture and survival strategy, the species exhibits distinct life forms, classified both as a phanerophyte, indicating its ability to maintain woody or permanent stems above the ground, and as a nanophanerophyte, which suggests a compact growth habit where the permanent shoots are relatively short.

Life form :

nanophanerophyte

Life form :

phanerophyte

Lifecycle :

perennial

Morphology

The morphology of Allamanda schottii is characterized by its growth form as a non-woody shrub that exhibits vine-like tendencies, functioning as an obligatory climber. Although it possesses a shrubby structure, its habit is distinctly that of a liana or vine, requiring external support for its upward progression. This plant is strictly terrestrial in its habitat, showing no aquatic, semiaquatic, or epiphytic tendencies, as it develops as an independent organism rather than a parasite or a hemi-epiphyte. Its physical development is defined by this non-woody texture, which distinguishes its vegetative architecture from more rigid, woody species.

Aquatic :

terrestrial

Climber :

vine

Climber :

obligatory

Epiphyte :

terrestrial

Growth form :

shrub

Parasite :

independent

Woodiness :

non-woody

Sources: Global Inventory of Floras and Traits (GIFT)

Plant Parts

Allamanda schottii has 3 reported plant parts identified across 4 scientific publications and several other databases that are studied for medicinal purposes. The most consistently reported plant part include leaf, root, stem.

Leaf

1. Cardiovascular & hematological disorders drug targets
2. Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM

Root

1. Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM

Stem

1. Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM

Chemicals

Allamanda schottii has 2 reported phytochemicals identified across 4 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported chemicals include Plumericin, Protease.

Plumericin

1. Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM

Protease

1. Cardiovascular & hematological disorders drug targets

Activities

Allamanda schottii has 5 reported activities identified across 4 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported activities include Antibacterial, Antioxidant, Cytostatic, Cytotoxic, Thrombolytic.

Antibacterial

1. Journal of traditional and complementary medicine

Antioxidant

1. Cardiovascular & hematological disorders drug targets

Cytostatic

1. Journal of pharmacy & pharmaceutical sciences : a publication of the Canadian Society for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Societe canadienne des sciences pharmaceutiques

Cytotoxic

1. Journal of pharmacy & pharmaceutical sciences : a publication of the Canadian Society for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Societe canadienne des sciences pharmaceutiques

Thrombolytic

1. Journal of traditional and complementary medicine

Conditions

Allamanda schottii has 1 reported investigations on conditions identified across 4 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported conditions include endothelial cells.

Endothelial cells

1. Journal of pharmacy & pharmaceutical sciences : a publication of the Canadian Society for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Societe canadienne des sciences pharmaceutiques

Preparations

Allamanda schottii has 6 reported preparations identified across 4 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported preparations include methanolic extracts, aqueous extract, dichloromethane fractions of the leaves, dichloromethane fractions of the roots, dichloromethane fractions of the stems.

Methanolic extracts

1. Cardiovascular & hematological disorders drug targets
2. Journal of traditional and complementary medicine

Aqueous extract

1. Cardiovascular & hematological disorders drug targets

Dichloromethane fractions of the leaves

1. Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM

Dichloromethane fractions of the roots

1. Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM

Dichloromethane fractions of the stems

1. Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM

Plant extracts

1. Cardiovascular & hematological disorders drug targets