Thevetia ahouai

Thevetia ahouai is a species of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae, native to Mexico, Central America, Cuba, Colombia, and Venezuela, and introduced to southeastern China.[3] An evergreen shrub or small tree of forests reaching 3 m (10 ft), it is used as a street tree in Nicaragua and Colombia.[4][1]

Thevetia ahouai
Flower
Fruit are poisonous[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Thevetia
Species:
T. ahouai
Binomial name
Thevetia ahouai
Synonyms[3]
List
    • Ahouai nitida (Kunth) Pichon
    • Cerbera ahouai L.
    • Cerbera nitida Kunth
    • Plumeriopsis ahouai (L.) Rusby & Woodson
    • Thevetia ahuai Raf.
    • Thevetia calophylla Miers
    • Thevetia nitida (Kunth) A.DC.

References
  1. "阔叶竹桃 kuo ye zhu tao". Flora of China. efloras.org. 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  2. Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI).; IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group. (2019). "Thevetia ahouai". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T146786564A146786566. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T146786564A146786566.en. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  3. "Thevetia ahouai (L.) Vahl". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  4. Ossola, Alessandro; Hoeppner, Malin J.; Burley, Hugh M.; Gallagher, Rachael V.; Beaumont, Linda J.; Leishman, Michelle R. (2020). "The Global Urban Tree Inventory: A database of the diverse tree flora that inhabits the world's cities". Global Ecology and Biogeography. 29 (11): 1907–1914. doi:10.1111/geb.13169. S2CID 225429443.


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