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 (1773-1861), 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 species Mandevilla abortiva - Bahia, Goiás Mandevilla acutiloba - Mexico to Honduras Mandevilla aequatorialis - Ecuador Mandevilla albifolia - Venezuela Mandevilla alboviridis - Peru, Colombia Mandevilla amazonica - S Venezuela Mandevilla anceps - S Venezuela, NW Brazil Mandevilla andina - Bolivia Mandevilla angustata - S Venezuela, Guyana Mandevilla angustifolia - Bolivia, Paraguay, N Argentina Mandevilla annulariifolia - S Venezuela, NW Brazil, SE Colombia Mandevilla antioquiana - Antioquia in Colombia Mandevilla apocynifolia - Jalisco, Nayarit, Michoacán Mandevilla aracamunensis - S Venezuela Mandevilla arcuata - Peru, S Colombia Mandevilla aridana - Santander in Colombia Mandevilla assimilis - Ecuador Mandevilla atroviolacea - S Brazil Mandevilla bahiensis - Bahia Mandevilla barretoi - Minas Gerais Mandevilla benthamii - SE Venezuela, Guyana Mandevilla bogotensis - NW Venezuela, Ecuador, Colombia Mandevilla boliviensis - Costa Rica to Bolivia + E Brazil Mandevilla brachyloba - Bolivia, Peru, NW Argentina Mandevilla brachysiphon - Arizona, New Mexico, N Mexico Mandevilla bracteata - Ecuador, Colombia Mandevilla bradei - Goiás Mandevilla callacatensis - Peru Mandevilla callista - Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia Mandevilla caquetana - Caquetá in Colombia Mandevilla catimbauensis - Pernambuco Mandevilla caurensis - SE Colombia, S Venezuela Mandevilla cercophylla - Ecuador, SW Colombia, Peru Mandevilla clandestina - Brazil Mandevilla coccinea - Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay, NE Argentina Mandevilla columbiana - S Colombia Mandevilla convolvulacea - Puebla, Oaxaca Mandevilla crassinoda - Rio de Janeiro Mandevilla cuneifolia - SE Colombia, NW Brazil Mandevilla cuspidata - Peru, Bolivia Mandevilla dardanoi - Pernambuco Mandevilla dissimilis - Ecuador Mandevilla duidae