Biology:Thevetia ahouai

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Short description: Species of plant

Thevetia ahouai
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Flower
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Fruit are poisonous[1]
Scientific classification edit
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]

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]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "阔叶竹桃 kuo ye zhu tao". efloras.org. 2022. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200018472. 
  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. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/146786564/146786566. Retrieved 18 December 2022. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Thevetia ahouai (L.) Vahl" (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/82440-1. 
  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. 

Wikidata ☰ Q15225215 entry