Thevetia ahouai
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| Flower | |
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| Fruit are poisonous[1] | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Genus: | Thevetia |
| Species: | T. ahouai
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| Thevetia ahouai | |
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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[edit]
- ^ a b "阔叶竹桃 kuo ye zhu tao". Flora of China. efloras.org. 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Thevetia ahouai (L.) Vahl". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
- ^ 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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