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It belongs to the Apocynaceae
family. The genus is named after Dr. F. Allamand, a professor of
Natural History in Leyden in the last part of the 18th century. I am
not sure Allamanda plants fall under which category. Some people say it is a
climber and others say, no it comes under the shrub. We are gardeners
not scientists. So, to satisfy everybody, we can say it is a shrub
with creeping or scandent tendencies. You can keep it as a shrub by
heavy pruning or train it on perches or pergolas as a creeper.
Allamanda is a native of Brazil and they do well in tropical climates.
Several types of Allamanda is available today. The fruits are capsule
shaped and covered with prickles. It releases winged seeds after
maturity.
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