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Mandevilla

{{Short description|Genus of vines}}

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|image_caption = Mandevilla sanderi

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|taxon = Mandevilla

|authority = Lindl.{{cite web |url=http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/genus.pl?7225 |title=Genus: Mandevilla Lindl. |work=Germplasm Resources Information Network |publisher=United States Department of Agriculture |date=2003-03-14 |accessdate=2010-11-26}}

|synonyms = Amblyanthera Müll.Arg.

Dipladenia A.DC.

Eriadenia Miers

Laseguea A.DC.

Macrosiphonia Müll.Arg.

Mitozus Miers

Salpinctes Woodson{{ITIS |id=182231|taxon=Mandevilla |year=2011 |accessdate=2012-12-14}}

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Mandevilla {{IPAc-en|ˌ|m|æ|n|d|ᵻ|ˈ|v|ɪ|l|ə}}Sunset Western Garden Book, 1995:606–607 is a genus of tropical and subtropical flowering vines belonging to the family Apocynaceae. It was first described as a genus in 1840.{{Cite book |last=Edwards, Sydenham |url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/241369#page/19/mode/1up |title=Edwards's botanical register |last2=Edwards |first2=Sydenham |last3=Lindley |first3=John |last4=Ridgway |first4=James |date=1840 |publisher=James Ridgway |volume=v.26 (1840) |location=London |pages=7}} A common name is rocktrumpet.

Mandevilla species are native to the Southwestern United States,{{cite web |url=http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=MANDE |title=Mandevilla Lindl. |work=PLANTS Database |publisher=United States Department of Agriculture |accessdate=2012-12-14}} Mexico, Central America, the West Indies, and South America. Many originate from the Serra dos Órgãos forests in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The genus was named after Henry Mandeville (1773-1861), a British diplomat and gardener."Botanica. The Illustrated AZ of over 10000 garden plants and how to cultivate them", p 562. Könemann, 2004. {{ISBN|3-8331-1253-0}}

Cultivation and uses

Mandevillas develop spectacular, often fragrant flowers in warm climates.{{cite web |url=http://www.clemson.edu/extension/hgic/plants/landscape/groundcovers/hgic1109.html |first=Marjan |last= Kluepfel |title=Mandevilla |work=Home and Garden Information Center |publisher=Clemson Cooperative Extension |accessdate=2012-12-14}} The flowers come in a variety of colours, including white, pink, yellow, and red. Many hybrids have been developed, mainly deriving from M. × amabilis, M. splendens, and M. sanderi.{{cite book |first=Allan M. |last=Armitage |title=Armitage's Vines and Climbers: A Gardener's Guide to the Best Vertical Plants |publisher=Timber Press |year=2011 |isbn=9781604692891 |page=136}} As climbers, mandevillas can be trained against a wall or trellis to provide a leafy green, and often flowering covering.

The hybrid cultivars Mandevilla × amabilis 'Alice du pont' and {{tdes|Sundaville Cream Pink}}='Sunparapibra' {{cite web | url = https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/257503/Mandevilla-Sundaville-Cream-Pink-Sunparapibra-(PBR)-(Sundaville-Series)/Details | title = Mandevilla {{tdes|Sundaville Cream Pink}}= 'Sunparapibra' | publisher = RHS | accessdate = 6 January 2021}} have won the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.{{cite web | url = https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/120494/Mandevilla-x-amabilis-Alice-du-Pont/Details | title = Mandevilla × ambilis 'Alice du Pont' | publisher = RHS | access-date = 6 January 2021}}

Species

Accepted species[http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=119205 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]

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Gallery

Image:Mandevilla cv Best Red1.jpg|{{center|Cultivar "Best Red"}}

Image:PinkMandevilla.jpg|Pink mandevilla grown in Southern Ontario, Canada

File:White dipladenia.jpg|White dipladenia at night in Wayanad, India

References

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External links

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  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20060428090652/http://hgic.clemson.edu/factsheets/HGIC1109.htm The Clemson University Cooperative Extension Service]
  • [http://hortchat.com/info/mandevilla-care-and-tips Mandevilla Plant Expert Gardening, Q & A]

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