Alamanda Flower: Habitat, types and benefits

 

The Alamanda Branches Woody plant and can grow with a height of 2 meters, the Alamanda plant is a plant that is always green all year with so the leaves will not be easy to fall out even in the autumn.
The Alamanda plant has a brown trunk color when it is old with the formation of wood, while its young shoots grow during twigs and green in color.

The Alamanda Flower has a taper-shaped leaf on the tip of the average length ranging from 5 – 16 cm and has a rough surface character.

The Alamanda Flower has three to four strands of leaf in each of its trunk, the Alamanda has yellow and purple flowers and a unique flower shape resembling a trumpet with a diameter of 5-7cm, the Alamanda Flower also has a distinctive fragrance.

Alamanda Flower Habitat
The Alamanda can easily be encountered in areas such as the riverbank as well as an open place and exposed to direct sunlight with rainfall which is not high.

The Alamanda plant is not suitable planted on soils with high salt content or areas that are too wet and these flowers are not fit to be planted at low temperatures because Alamanda flowers are sensitive to cold climates and can lead to dead Alamanda flowers.

Alamanda flowers are planted in places like;
1. The Media of the Alamanda plant should be exposed to direct sunlight, if the exposure to the sun is hindered it will inhibit the growth of the Alamanda flower.

2. Alamanda flowers will grow optimally on sandy soils, and are rich in organic and have a good irrigation system.

3. The Alamanda flower plant is very easy to grow so some people consider the Alamanda flower as a weed crop.

4. In the wild, the flowers are commonly grown at a height of 0 – 700 meters above sea level with an average rainfall of 1000 – 3000 per year.

Many who plant the Alamanda flower as an ornamental plant fencing or fencing of plants mainly in Indonesia because the Alamanda-shaped flower is a trumpet that can grow very quickly.
Although the Alamanda plant has a unique and beautiful flower but must be careful and wary of rubber plants from the Alamanda flower because the white-colored gum can cause skin irritation.
In addition to being used as an ornamental plant, the Alamanda flowers can be used as medicinal plants, such as can be used as a laxative.

Alamanda Flowers can also have many benefits such as rubber from the Alamanda plant can be used as an antibacterial and the Alamanda flower can also have antibiotic properties against Staphylococcus bacteria.

The Alamanda flower can also be used as a remedy to minimize the complications of malaria and the spleen and the roots of the Alamanda plant are also beneficial to prevent jaundice.
Types of Alamanda Flowers
The Alamanda has three types of it, Allamanda Chathartica, Allamanda Blanchetti, Allamanda Angustifolia.

1. Yellow Alamanda Flower (Allamanda Chathartica)

According to its name, Allamanda Chathartica is a type of Alamanda flower that has yellow flower color, the Alamanda type has other names such as gold trumpet flower, yellow flower bells, and flowers buttercup.

2. The Purple Alamanda flower (Allamanda Blanchette)

Allamanda Blanchetti is a type of Alamanda flower with a purple or violet flower color and has five petals.
Like the yellow Alamanda flower, this purple Alamanda is also derived from the Americas and has a shape resembling a trumpet.
This type of Alamanda flowers usually bloom in November, and this type of Alamanda is still very rarely found in Indonesia.

3. Flower of Allamanda Angustifolia

The flowering plant Allamanda Angustifolia is a type of Alamanda flower, also yellow, the type Allamanda Angustifolia is very similar to his brother, the yellow Alamanda flower, but the difference can be seen from its trunk structure.
This type of Alamanda flowers can grow by a height of 30 – 150 cm and the leaves are small and elongated.
Benefits of Alamanda Flower

1. Cure Liver Disease

Alamanda Flower has a flavonoid content that can treat jaundice or liver

2. Lowering fever

Fever is a condition of the body in hot and cold conditions simultaneously, and to normalize it can use the Alamanda leaf.
The way that the Alamanda leaves are taken then the water stew is wiped on the part of the body that is fever.

3. Killing bacteria

Rubber from the Alamanda plant is believed to be able to kill bacteria but should be cautious in its use because it can cause irritation to the skin.

4. Neutralize Free radicals

Free radicals are very dangerous if we continue to be in our body because it can cause the arising of cancer.
To counteract free radicals that are in the air using the Alamanda containing polyphenols that can neutralize free radicals.

5. Treating Skin diseases

The leaves of the Alamanda plant is believed can Treat various kinds of skin diseases such as ulcers, ringworm, and scabies because the leaves of the Alamanda plant contain antibacterial that can kill bacteria causing skin diseases.
Such a discussion about the benefits and types of Alamanda plants, hopefully, increase your knowledge and can use for you.

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