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US Plant Patent PP15539

Sunmandecrim

Mandevilla plant named ‘Sunmandecrim’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired October 22, 2023. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP15539, the photograph of Sunmandecrim printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP15539, reproduced as printed. Photographs in a plant patent are taken by the applicant. Reproduction of the patent document is permitted; the image is shown whole and uncropped for that reason.

The record

Patent number
PP15539
Filed
October 22, 2003
Granted
February 8, 2005
Expires
October 22, 2023
Assignee
SUNTORY FLOWERS LIMTED
Inventor
MISATO TOMOYA; MURAKAMI YASUYUKI

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of Mandevilla plant is provided that was created through controlled cross-breeding. The female parent is a seedling of Mandevilla atroviolacea and the male parent is a Mandevilla amabilis×boliviensis ‘Sunmandeho’ plant. The new variety exhibits a lianous growth habit and well tolerates heat. Attractive deep red flowers having a brilliant orange inside throat are formed over an extended period of time. The flower petals curve outwards. Moderate olive green leaves having smooth surface and an entire margin are formed. The leaf surface is smooth. Plants of the new variety are well suited for growing in pots that are equipped with a support for climbing.

Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.

1. A new and distinct variety of Mandevilla plant named ‘Sunmandecrim’ substantially as herein illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP15539 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.