Cascabela thevetia - Mexican oleander

❏ Binomial Name : Cascabela thevetia (L.) Lippold.

❏ Synonym : Cerbera peruviana,Thevetia neriifolia

❏ Family : Apocynacaeae

❏ Common Name : Mexican oleander, Yellow Oleander, Lucky Nut 

❏ Tamil Name : 

❏ Hindi Name : Peeli kaner  

❏ IUCN status: Not Evaluated

Cascabela thevetia Botanical Description

Large shrub to small trees. Leaves alternate, clustered near tips of branches, 8-12.6 x 0.7-1 cm, linear-lanceolate, base cuneate, margin recurved, apex acute, glabrous; petiole to 1 cm long. Flowers in sub-terminal cymes, pedicel to 2 cm long. Calyx lobes 5, c. 8 mm long, lanceolate, unequal, tube short. Corolla large, golden-yellow, 4-5 cm across, funnel-shaped; tube 4-5 cm long, throat villous; lobes 5, obovate, overlapping to the left. Stamens 5, included; anthers c. 2 mm long, oblong-cordate. Ovary c. 2 mm, depressed-conic; stigma conic with a basal ring. Drupe 2.5-3.5 cm across, broadly turbinate, compressed laterally. Seeds few strongly flattened.  Fl. &Fr.: throughout the year.

Cascabela thevetia Medicinal uses

The milky sap contains a chemical known as Thevetin which is used to stimulate the heart. (Caution: All parts of the plant are toxic and should not be consumed.)

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