-Plants (Kingdom Plantae)

-Vascular Plants (Phylum Tracheophyta)

-Flowering Plants (Subphylum Angiospermae)

-Dicots (Class Magnoliopsida)

-Gentians, Dogbanes, Madders, and Allies (Order Gentianales)

-Dogbane Family (Family Apocynaceae)

-Subfamily Rauvolfioideae

-Tribe Plumerieae

-Subtribe Allamandinae

-Genus Allamanda

-Golden Trumpet (Allamanda cathartica)

Allamanda forms a sprawling shrub or woody climber that tends to sprawl and twine itself around a support. They have brightly coloured, golden yellow flowers that contrast with the shiny dark green leaves. The flowers can span 5 inches (12 cm). Allamandas have become naturalized throughout the tropics, growing in roadside ditches, abandoned yards, and dumps.