Flower Alamanda

Flower Alamanda or in scientific language Allamanda cathartica is an ornamental plant is also often referred to as the Golden Horn (golden thump), yellow bell (Yellow Bell), or buttercup (Buttercup Flower). Derived from Central and South America and many also found in Brazil where the flower is commonly used as a decoration because of its own beautiful shape. This Alamanda flower belongs to the Apocynaceae, Alamanda is generally yellow and has 3 main species, namely: Allamanda Nerrifolia species are bright yellow, Allamanda Cathartica is Yellow, and Allamanda Purpureceae is purple yellow. The cultivation of Alamanda currently produces more varied colors such as white, orange, purple or pink.

This plant belongs to a woody shrub with a height that can reach 2 meters. This plant is evergreen (green throughout the year). The old trunk will be brown due to wood formation, while the young buds are green.

The leaves are shaped green taper to the end with a rough surface with a length of 6-16 cm, which assembled 3-4 pieces. Flower Alamanda yellow shaped like a trumpet with a diameter of 5-7.5 cm, and has a fragrant aroma. Shrubs, longevity (perenial), height can reach + / - 4 m. Tap root. Woody, cylindrical, drooping rod, green color, smooth surface, monopodial branching, drooping branch direction. Single leaf, short stalk, arranged face (folia oposita), green color, jorong shape, length 5 - 15 cm, width 2 - 5 cm, thick leaf blade, tapered tip and base (acuminatus), flat edge, upper and lower surface smooth, gummy Flower compound, form of bunch (racemus), appears in the armpit of the leaf and tip of the stem, the funnel-shaped crown (infundibuliformis) - yellow, crown length 8-12 mm, crown attached leaf (gamopetalus) Box fruit (capsula), round , length +/- 1.5 cm, shape with triangular seed, pale green color when young - after old into black Generative question (seed), Vegetative (cuttings).
These flowers can be found in the area around a river or open place exposed to plenty of sunlight with adequate rain and high humidity throughout the year. Temperature -1 degrees celsius can kill this plant, because this alamanda flowers have characteristics that are very sensitive to cold temperatures .. In the wild, this plant grows along the cliffs and open nature.