| Author: |
Robert Everard Woodson, Jr.,
1933 | |
Family: |
APOCYNACEAE |
| Origin: |
S + SE Brazil |
| Soil: |
Rich |
| Water: |
Maximum |
| Sun: |
Medium - Maximum |
| Thickness: |
4 Centimetres |
| Height: |
60 Centimetres |
| Flower: |
Dark Violet / Dark Orange |
| Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
| Names: |
- |
| Synonyms: |
Echites atropurpureus,
Lindl. 1842.
Dipladenia atropurpurea, A. DC. 1844.
Micradenia atroviolacea, Miers. 1878.
Dipladenia atropurpurea, A.DC.
Dipladenia atropurpurea, Lem.
Dipladenia atroviolacea var. cordata, Müll.Arg.
Dipladenia atroviolacea var. cuneata, Müll.Arg.
Dipladenia atroviolacea var. latifolia, Müll.Arg.
Dipladenia marie-henriettae, Sander.
Echites atroviolaceus, Stadelm. |
This member of the Apocynaceae family
was given this name by Robert Everard Woodson, Jr. in 1933. It is found in south
and south-eastern Brazil, growing in a rich soil with quite some water and
some sun. The caudex can grow to four centimetres in diameter, the entire plant
to 60 centimetres in height. The flowers are dark violet with a dark orange throat.
The genera is named
after H. John Mandeville, 1773-1861, an English diplomat in Argentina.
The species name from Latin; atro; 'deep' and violacea; 'violet-coloured' for the flowers. |
