Cascabela thevetia

January 10, 2011 at 10:34 pm · Filed under Class: Magnoliopsida, Family: Apocynaceae, Order: Gentianales, Superorder: Asteranae

Cascabela thevetia (L.) Lippold

Recent Synonyms: Thevetia peruviana (Pers.) K. Schum.

Status: Exotic; Cultivated only.

Growth Form or Habit: Shrub.

Singapore Botanic Gardens; Cultivated; 2010.

Singapore Botanic Gardens; Cultivated; 2010.

Singapore Botanic Gardens; Cultivated; 2010.

Singapore Botanic Gardens; Cultivated; 2010.

Distribution: Possibly native in Meixco; Naturalised in the Neotropics.

Reference:

(1) GRIN Taxonomy for Plants

More pictures can be found at

(1) The Plant Observatory website

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