| Purple Allamanda |
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| File size | 658055 |
| Original date | 10/23/05 4:36 PM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 6.7mm |
| Exposure time | 1/137s |
| Aperture | 3.0 |
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| Metering Mode | Partial |
| Camera make | NIKON |
| Camera model | E3700 |
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Botanical name: Allamanda blanchetii Family: Apocynaceae (oleander family)
Synonyms: Allamanda violacea
Synonyms: Allamanda violacea
This shrubby climber bears showy rose-purple trumpet flowers 7-10 cm
across, over a long season.
Flowers have 5 partially overlapping, rounded petals, of pink to reddish
purple color, more intense in the throat. Opening from burgundy-brown buds,
they stand
out against the glossy, bright green leaves, 7-12 cm long, held in whorls
of four. Grown as a vine or pruned
into a bushy shrub, Purple Allamanda blooms on new growth.
Purple Allamanda is native to Brazil, and a popular garden plant in India.
| Identification credit: R.K. Nimai Singh | Photographed in Delhi |
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