Mandevilla
Mandevilla is a genus of tropical and subtropical flowering vines belonging to the family Apocynaceae. It was first described as a genus in 1840. A common name is rocktrumpet.
Mandevilla species are native to the Southwestern United States, 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, a British diplomat and gardener.
Cultivation and uses
Mandevillas develop spectacular, often fragrant flowers in warm climates. 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. 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 ='Sunparapibra' have won the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
Species
Accepted speciesMandevilla abortiva - Bahia, GoiásMandevilla acutiloba - Mexico to HondurasMandevilla aequatorialis - EcuadorMandevilla albifolia - VenezuelaMandevilla alboviridis - Peru, ColombiaMandevilla amazonica - S VenezuelaMandevilla anceps - S Venezuela, NW BrazilMandevilla andina - BoliviaMandevilla angustata - S Venezuela, GuyanaMandevilla angustifolia - Bolivia, Paraguay, N ArgentinaMandevilla annulariifolia - S Venezuela, NW Brazil, SE ColombiaMandevilla antioquiana - Antioquia in ColombiaMandevilla apocynifolia - Jalisco, Nayarit, MichoacánMandevilla aracamunensis - S VenezuelaMandevilla arcuata - Peru, S ColombiaMandevilla aridana - Santander in ColombiaMandevilla assimilis - EcuadorMandevilla atroviolacea - S BrazilMandevilla bahiensis - BahiaMandevilla barretoi - Minas GeraisMandevilla benthamii - SE Venezuela, GuyanaMandevilla bogotensis - NW Venezuela, Ecuador, ColombiaMandevilla boliviensis - Costa Rica to Bolivia + E BrazilMandevilla brachyloba - Bolivia, Peru, NW ArgentinaMandevilla brachysiphon - Arizona, New Mexico, N MexicoMandevilla bracteata - Ecuador, ColombiaMandevilla bradei - GoiásMandevilla callacatensis - PeruMandevilla callista - Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, BoliviaMandevilla caquetana - Caquetá in ColombiaMandevilla catimbauensis - PernambucoMandevilla caurensis - SE Colombia, S VenezuelaMandevilla cercophylla - Ecuador, SW Colombia, PeruMandevilla clandestina - BrazilMandevilla coccinea - Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay, NE ArgentinaMandevilla columbiana - S ColombiaMandevilla convolvulacea - Puebla, OaxacaMandevilla crassinoda - Rio de JaneiroMandevilla cuneifolia - SE Colombia, NW BrazilMandevilla cuspidata - Peru, BoliviaMandevilla dardanoi - PernambucoMandevilla dissimilis - EcuadorMandevilla duidae - Amazonas in VenezuelaMandevilla emarginata - Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay, NE Argentina, BoliviaMandevilla duartei - Minas GeraisMandevilla equatorialis - EcuadorMandevilla espinosae - EcuadorMandevilla exilicaulis - Michoacán, Colima, JaliscoMandevilla eximia - S BrazilMandevilla filifolia - S VenezuelaMandevilla fistulosa - SE Bahia, Espírito SantoMandevilla foliosa - Chihuahua to OaxacaMandevilla fragilis - BoliviaMandevilla fragrans - S BrazilMandevilla frigida - Piura in PeruMandevilla funiformis - S + SE BrazilMandevilla glandulosa - PeruMandevilla gracilis - S Colombia, NW Brazil, Venezuela, GuyanaMandevilla grata - Tucumán in ArgentinaMandevilla grazielae - E BrazilMandevilla guanabarica - Espírito Santo, Rio de JaneiroMandevilla harleyi - Minas GeraisMandevilla hatschbachii - BahiaMandevilla hesperia - Baja California SurMandevilla hirsuta - S Mexico to ParaguayMandevilla holosericea - México State to OaxacaMandevilla holstii - Amazonas in VenezuelaMandevilla horrida - CajamarcaMandevilla huberi - Amazonas in VenezuelaMandevilla hypoleuca - Mexico, TexasMandevilla illustris - Paraguay, BrazilMandevilla immaculata - S BrazilMandevilla inexperata - EcuadorMandevilla jamesonii - EcuadorMandevilla jasminiflora - ColombiaMandevilla javitensis - SE Colombia, NW Brazil, Venezuela, GuyanaMandevilla kalmiifolia - Cerro Duida in VenezuelaMandevilla krukovii - NW BrazilMandevilla lancibracteata - Colombia, Ecuador, VenezuelaMandevilla lancifolia - SE Colombia, S VenezuelaMandevilla lanuginosa - S Texas, MexicoMandevilla laxa - Bolivia, Peru, N ArgentinaMandevilla leptophylla - Bahia, Minas GeraisMandevilla ligustriflora - EcuadorMandevilla lobbii - PeruMandevilla lojana - EcuadorMandevilla longiflora - Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, N Argentina, BrazilMandevilla longipes - ColombiaMandevilla lucida - Rio de JaneiroMandevilla luetzelburgii - Espírito Santo Mandevilla macrosiphon NE Mexico, S TexasMandevilla martiana - E BrazilMandevilla martii - C BrazilMandevilla matogrossana - Bolívar in Venezuela, Mato GrossoMandevilla megabracteata - NE Colombia, GuyanaMandevilla mexicana - OaxacaMandevilla microphylla - BahiaMandevilla mollissima - ColombiaMandevilla montana - SW Colombia, Ecuador, PeruMandevilla moricandiana - E BrazilMandevilla moritziana - NE Colombia, VenezuelaMandevilla muelleri - SE BrazilMandevilla myriophylla - C BrazilMandevilla nacapulensis - SonoraMandevilla nacarema - ColombiaMandevilla nerioides - Colombia, S VenezuelaMandevilla nevadana - Magdalena in ColombiaMandevilla novocapitalis - C BrazilMandevilla oaxacana - OaxacaMandevilla obtusifolia - Amazonas in VenezuelaMandevilla pachyphylla - Bolívar in VenezuelaMandevilla paisae - AntioquiaMandevilla pavonii - Colombia to BoliviaMandevilla pendula - SE BrazilMandevilla pentlandiana - Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, N ArgentinaMandevilla petraea - Paraguay, Uruguay, Bolivia, Brazil, N ArgentinaMandevilla pohliana - Paraguay, Bolivia, Brazil, N ArgentinaMandevilla polyantha - PeruMandevilla pristina - PeruMandevilla pubescens - NW Venezuela, Colombia, EcuadorMandevilla puyumato - ColombiaMandevilla pycnantha - Minas GeraisMandevilla riparia - Peru, Colombia, EcuadorMandevilla rubra - Minas GeraisMandevilla rugellosa - N + C South AmericaMandevilla rugosa - Guyana, BrazilMandevilla rutila - Peru, BoliviaMandevilla sagittarii - Panama, Colombia, EcuadorMandevilla sancta - BahiaMandevilla sancta-martae - Magdalena in ColombiaMandevilla sandemanii - PeruMandevilla sanderi - Rio de JaneiroMandevilla sandwithii - GuyanaMandevilla scaberula - N Brazil, Venezuela, Guyana, Fr GuianaMandevilla scabra - tropical South AmericaMandevilla schlimii - Venezuela, ColombiaMandevilla scutifolia - PeruMandevilla sellowii - S BrazilMandevilla semirii - Minas GeraisMandevilla similaris - SE VenezuelaMandevilla speciosa - N Brazil, Venezuela, Guyana, ColombiaMandevilla spigeliiflora - Brazil, Paraguay, BoliviaMandevilla splendens - Rio de JaneiroMandevilla steyermarkii - S Venezuela, SE ColombiaMandevilla subcarnosa - N Brazil, Venezuela, Guyana, ColombiaMandevilla subcordata - BoliviaMandevilla subsagittata - Mexico to Peru; Cuba, TrinidadMandevilla subscorpoidea - Guatemala, S MexicoMandevilla subsessilis - C Mexico to El SalvadorMandevilla subumbelliflora - PeruMandevilla surinamensis - Venezuela, 3 GuianasMandevilla symphytocarpa - Trinidad to BoliviaMandevilla tenuifolia - Suriname, BrazilMandevilla thevetioides - SE ColombiaMandevilla torosa - Tamaulipas to Honduras; Cuba, JamaicaMandevilla trianae - Guyana to PeruMandevilla tricolor - EcuadorMandevilla tristis - TáchiraMandevilla tubiflora - NW Mexico to NicaraguaMandevilla turgida - S VenezuelaMandevilla ulei - NW BrazilMandevilla undulata - Paraguay, MisionesMandevilla urceolata - Rio de JaneiroMandevilla urophylla - SE BrazilMandevilla vanheurckii - Venezuela, Peru, NW BrazilMandevilla vasquezii - PeruMandevilla velame - BrazilMandevilla venulosa - Minas Gerais, São PauloMandevilla veraguasensis - S Central America, NW South AmericaMandevilla versicolor - Peru, EcuadorMandevilla villosa - Chiapas to S VenezuelaMandevilla virescens - S Brazil, Paraguay, NE ArgentinaMandevilla widgrenii - Brazil, ParaguayMandevilla xerophytica - Boyaca in Colombia