Mandevilla splendens

Mandevilla splendens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Apocynaceae
Genus:	Mandevilla
Species:	M. splendens
Binomial name
	Mandevilla splendens; (Hook.f.) Woodson
Synonyms
	Dipladenia splendens (Hook.f.) A.DC.; Echites splendens Hook.f.; Micradenia splendens (Hook.f.) Miers;

Mandevilla splendens, also called Dipladenia splendens, is an evergreen vine belonging to the Mandevilla genus and native to Brazil.^[2]

Mandevilla splendens climbs by twining and can grow to 3 meters (10 feet) high. It has wide green leaves of elliptical or rectangular shape which grow to 20 cm (8 in) long. The flowers are pink with yellow centers, and it flowers from late spring to early summer. It prefers temperatures remaining over 10 °C (50 °F).^[2]

References

^ "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species".
^ ^a ^b "Botanica. The Illustrated AZ of over 10000 garden plants and how to cultivate them", p. 563. Könemann, 2004. ISBN 3-8331-1253-0

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[1] "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species".

[Botanica_563-2] "Botanica. The Illustrated AZ of over 10000 garden plants and how to cultivate them", p. 563. Könemann, 2004. ISBN 3-8331-1253-0

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