US Plant Patent PP16363

Sunmandetomi

Mandevilla plant named ‘Sunmandetomi’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired April 3, 2025. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on February 5, 2025. This patent earned 57 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP16363
Filed: February 5, 2005
Granted: March 21, 2006
Expires: April 3, 2025
Assignee: SUNTORY FLOWERS LTD
Inventor: MISATO TOMOYA; MURAKAMI YASUYUKI

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Mandevilla plant named ‘Sumandetomi’, characterized by its upright and compact vining growth habit; glossy and small dark green-colored leaves; freely branching and flowering habit; dark pink-colored flowers with imbricate petals; and long flowering period.

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1. A new and distinct cultivar of Mandevilla plant named ‘Sunmandetomi’, as illustrated and described.

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