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Mandevilla / ˌ m æ n d ɪ ˈ v ɪ l ə / [3] is a genus of tropical and subtropical flowering vines belonging to the family Apocynaceae. It was first described as a genus in 1840. [4] A common name is rocktrumpet. [5] Mandevilla species are native to the Southwestern United States, [5] Mexico, Central America, the West Indies, and South America.
Mandevilla sanderi, the Brazilian jasmine, [2] is a vine belonging to the genus Mandevilla. [3] Grown as an ornamental plant , the species is endemic to the State of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. [ 4 ] It is a rapidly growing, creeping , perennial plant , pruning shoots about 60 cm per year.
Mandevilla laxa, commonly known as Chilean jasmine, [3] [4] is an ornamental plant in the genus Mandevilla of family Apocynaceae. M. laxa is native to southern Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, and northern Argentina. [4] It grows as a vine and is deciduous in cool climates. It can grow to 6 meters (20 feet) tall.
Spilling from a pot, or strung along a shelf or wall, these long-stretching vining plants add true joy to a space.
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[2] [3] Common names include white mandevilla and white dipladenia. [ 4 ] A twining woody climber (vine) with glossy oval evergreen perennial leaves, in its natural surroundings Mandevilla boliviensis can grow to 4 m (13 ft) tall, and in more northern places it reaches a height of about 2 m (6.6 ft) and may become deciduous .
Apocynaceae (/ ə ˌ p ɑː s ə ˈ n eɪ s i ˌ aɪ,-s iː ˌ iː /, from Apocynum, Greek for "dog-away") is a family of flowering plants that includes trees, shrubs, herbs, stem succulents, and vines, commonly known as the dogbane family, [1] because some taxa were used as dog poison.