English Common Name: Golden Trumpet, Yellow Allamanda Chinese Name / 中文名: 软枝黄蝉 (Ruǎnzhī huángchán) Other Local Name: Bunga Akar Kuning (Malaysia), Bunga Trumpet Kuning (Malaysia) Family Name: Apocynaceae Scientific Name: Allamanda cathartica Synonym: Allamanda hendersonii, Allamanda nobilis Classification: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants) > Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants Division) > Gentianales > Apocynaceae (Dogbane Family) > Allamanda Origin: Tropical South America Growth Habit: Climber and Shrub Characteristic: An evergreen woody climber with fragrant yellow trumpet-shaped flowers, with five spreading petal lobes. The leaves are hairless,leathery and usually arranged in groups of three or four along the stems. The fruits are rounded capsules (about 4 cm across) and densely covered with soft spines. The stems and leaves contain toxic milky sap. Care Requirements: Prefers full sun and moderate watering. Grows well in moist, well-drained soil. The plant blooms all year round in tropical climate but in temperate climate it blooms in summer and autumn. The plant can also be pruned to grow as a shrub. Propagation: Cutting of ripe wood or seed. Medicinal Properties: The plant is toxic but the roots and other parts of the plant are utilized in traditional medicine. Images Location: Johor, Malaysia 
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