Typical of the Apocynaceae family
Ecology & growing context
- Native status · Kew WCVP
- WCVP native range does not include India Kew dataset ↗
Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: Brazil (Rio de Janeiro). Not listed native does not establish introduction or absence from India.
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How to identify Mandevilla
Identify Mandevilla by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Popular ornamental flowering vine.
- Confirm leaf arrangement: Opposite.
- Confirm leaf shape: Ovate.
- Confirm flower colour: Pink.
- Confirm flower arrangement: Raceme.
- Confirm it sits within the Apocynaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Mandevilla.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Mandevilla sanderi
- Genus
- Mandevilla
- Family
- Apocynaceae
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf arrangement
- OppositerecordedTwo leaves arise from the stem at the same point, facing each other.“The evergreen, petiolate, thick, leathery, dark green leaves are opposite, and grow to 6 cm (2.5 in) long.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf shape
- OvaterecordedEgg-shaped, broader near the base.“The blade is ovate-elliptical, 5–6 cm long, with a glossy upper surface and a thick epidermis.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Mandevilla itself; the rest are typical of the Apocynaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Pinkrecorded
- Flower arrangement
- RacemerecordedIndividual stalked flowers arranged along a central stem, opening from bottom to top.“The inflorescences are simple racemes, usually terminal (sometimes axillary) that gather at a given moment, 3–4 pimples and a large blooming pink-red flower, 4–7 cm in diameter.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Fruit type
- FolliclerecordedA dry pod that splits open along a single seam.“The fruit is dry, capsular, formed of two long follicles, and opens lengthwise like a silique.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Follicle
Characters marked “recorded” are for Mandevilla itself; the rest are typical of the Apocynaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Mandevilla
Mandevilla (Mandevilla sanderi) belongs to the Apocynaceae family.
Uses
Locally it is planted as an ornamental.
Apocynaceae
Dogbane family
Mandevilla belongs to the Apocynaceae family.
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