Photo from Brazilplants.com.
Habitat by luisfunez, Inaturalist.org.
The caudex from an article:
Micropropagation, seed propagation and germplasm bank of Mandevilla velutina.
The flowers by Canal 'Natureza de Floripa',
Inaturalist.org. |
Author: |
Karl Moritz Schumann, 1895 |
Family: |
APOCYNACEAE |
Origin: |
Argentina, Brazil,
Bolivia, Costa Rica, El Salvador,
Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua |
Soil: |
Mix - Rich |
Water: |
Medium - Maximum |
Sun: |
Medium - Maximum |
Thickness: |
12 Centimetres |
Height: |
80 Centimetres |
Flower: |
White / Pink |
Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
Names: |
- |
Synonyms: |
Echites velutinus
Mart.& Stadelm.1841.
Fernaldia pandurata, Woodson, 1932.
Mandevilla pohliana, A.H. Gentry, 1984.
Echites panduratus, A.DC.
Amblyanthera pandurata, Müll.Arg.
Angadenia pandurata, Miers.
Echites pinguifolius, Standl.
Fernaldia brachypharynx, Woodson.
Fernaldia glabra, Lundell.
Fernaldia pandurata var. glabra, Molina.
Mandevilla potosina, Brandegee.
Urechites karwinskii, Müll.Arg. |
This member of the
Apocynaceae family was given this name by Karl Moritz Schumann in 1895.
It is found in Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia,
Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala,
Honduras, Mexico and Nicaragua, growing in a rather rich soil with
quite some water and a lot of sun. The caudex can grow to twelve centimetres in diameter, the entire plant
to 80 centimetres in height. The flowers are white and pink or pale pink.
The extract of M. velutina underground systems is widely used against snake bites and as
an anti-inflammatory agent.
The genera is named
after H. John Mandeville, 1773-1861, an English diplomat in Argentina.
The species name means 'velvet-like' like 'covered closely with short, soft
hairs' for the leaves. |