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
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- 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.
Botanical family
Apocynaceae
Dogbane family
Mandevilla belongs to the Apocynaceae family.
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