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Pentalinon
luteum (L.) B. F. Hansen & Wunderlin
Synonym
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Pentalinon luteum var. sericeum
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Family
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Apocynaceae
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Local name
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English- Wild Allamanda
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Flowering and fruiting period
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Throughout the year
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Distribution
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Native of South Florida to
Caribbean Islands
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Distribution in Kerala
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All Districts
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Habitat
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Grown as garden plant
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Endemic/Exotic
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Exotic
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Uses
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Pentalinon luteum is used medicinally in
the Bahamas treat dermatological problems (cuts and sores). It is used in the
horticultural industry. The milky sap is highly toxic and no portion of the
plant should be ingested.
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Key botanical characters:
Glabrous or pubescent shrubby
vine up to 3 m or more high; sap milky. Leaves opposite, 3-9 x 0.5-6 cm,
oblong, obovate to subrotundate, obtuse or shortly cordate at base, obtuse or
cuspidate at apex. Inflorescences axillary or terminal, cymose, with usually
few large showy flowers. Calyx-lobes linear-lanceolate. Corolla yellow,
3.5-6.5 cm long, often marked red at level of anthers. Follicles rather
woody, slightly curved but not reflexed, 8-20 cm long; pappus white.
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