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Thevetia ahouai

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Species of plant

Thevetia ahouai
Flower
Fruit are poisonous
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
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
(L.) Vahl
Synonyms
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.

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. An evergreen shrub or small tree of forests reaching 3 m (10 ft), it is used as a street tree in Nicaragua and Colombia.

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.
Taxon identifiers
Thevetia ahouai
Cerbera ahouai


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