ALLAMANDA CATHARTICA 
ALLAMANDA. F. AUamand ( 173 physician and botanist , studied 
plants in Guiana, CATHARTICA purging 
English name: 
Common Allamanda. 
Malay name : 
Chempaka kuning. 
Family : 
Apocynaceae. 
Country of origin : 
Tropical America. 
Colour : 
Yellow. 
Garden use : 
a sprawling shrub, flowering 
continuously in a sunny place. 
Propagation : 
by woody cuttings or seeds. 
A, longitudinal section through throat of flower 
showing crown-shaped stigma, and above it 
the anthers which discharge pollen inwards ; 
above the anthers are hairs. 
B, longitudinal section of fruit, showing attach- 
ment of flat seeds. 
C, fruit (green). 
D, flower-bud showing calyx, funnel-shaped 
corolla and overlapping petals. 
