Cascabela thevetia
Also known as: Ahouai thevetia M.Gómez +18 more
- Ahouai thevetia M.Gómez
- Cascabela peruviana (Pers.) Raf.
- Cerbera linearifolia Stokes
- Cerbera peruviana Pers.
- Cerbera thevetia L.
- Thevetia linearis A.DC.
- Thevetia linearis Raf.
- Thevetia longifolia Vahl
- Thevetia neriifolia Juss. ex A.DC.
- Thevetia neriifolia Juss. ex Steud.
- Thevetia neriifolia var. hirsuta Müll.Arg.
- Thevetia neriifolia var. leucantha Müll.Arg.
- Thevetia neriifolia var. neriifolia
- Thevetia neriifolia var. pubescens Müll.Arg.
- Thevetia peruviana (Pers.) K.Schum.
- Thevetia peruviana (Pers.) Merr., 1914
- Thevetia peruviana f. aurantiaca H.St.John
- Thevetia peruviana f. peruviana
- Thevetia thevetia (L.) H.Karst.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Apocynaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a shrub or tree.
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Cascabela thevetia is a shrub or tree within the Apocynaceae family. It originates in North America and South America. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Tree
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Central America, Mexico, Northern South America, Southern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Argentina Northeast, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Surinam, Venezuela
Introduced Range
Plants flagged as 'Introduced' have been transported outside their native historical range by human activity. While many are common ornamentals, some may become naturalized or invasive in local environments. Local ecological guidelines require verification prior to planting.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Andaman Is., Angola, Assam, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Cambodia, Canary Is., Caroline Is., Cayman Is., Chad, China South-Central, China Southeast, Comoros, Cook Is., Cuba, Dominican Republic, East Aegean Is., Fiji, Florida, Gambia, The, Gulf States, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hainan, Haiti, Hawaii, India, Italy, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Marianas, Marquesas, Marshall Is., Nepal, Pakistan, Puerto Rico, Samoa, Senegal, Society Is., Taiwan, Trinidad-Tobago, Tuamotu, Vanuatu, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.