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Mandevilla torosa

Botanic Family

Apocynaceae

Author

(Jacquin) Woodson

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Cuba
• Guatemala
• Honduras
• Jamaica
• Mexico

Natural Habitats

• Montane areas
• montane woodland

Flowering Times

• May-Nov (Mexico)

Fruiting Times

• May-Jun (Mexico)

Woody glabrous scrambling twiner otherwise erect or trailing, with glabrous or puberulent leaves 70mm x 30mm. Axillary racemes of 8mm wide white, cream or yellow flowers to 12mm long, glabrous cayx lobes to 4mm long, glabrous corolla tube to 9mm x 1mm with lobes 8mm long. Falcate tomentose or glabrous follicles to 200mm long.

Further References

• Brittonia 1998, Mobot
• The Plant List 2
• de Candolle
• G. Don
• NAF
• Kew