Thevetia peruviana

Thevetia peruviana

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gentianales
Classification System: APG III (down to family level) Main Page Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Euasterids I Ordo: Gentianales

Familia: Apocynaceae
Subfamilia: Rauvolfioideae
Tribus: Plumerieae
Genus: Thevetia
Species: Thevetia peruviana

Name

Thevetia peruviana (Pers.) K.Schum., Nat. Pflanzenfam. 4(2): 159. 1895.

Synonyms

Basionym

• Cerbera peruviana Pers., Syn. Pl. 1: 267. 1809.

Homotypic

• Cascabela peruviana (Pers.) Raf., Sylva Tellur. 162. 1838.

Heterotypic

• Ahouai thevetia (L.) Gómez de la Maza y Jiménez, Bol. Est. Exp. Agric. Santiago Vegas 22: 124. 1916.
• Cascabela thevetia (L.) Lippold, Repert. 91: 52. 1980.
• Cerbera thevetia L., Sp. Pl. 209. 1753.
• Thevetia linearis Raf., Prodr. 8: 354. 1838.
• Thevetia neriifolia Juss. ex Steud., Nomencl. Bot. (ed. 2) 2: 680. 1821.
• Thevetia neriifolia Juss. ex A. DC. Prodr. 8: 343. 1844. nom. illeg.
• Thevetia neriifolia var. hirsuta Müll.Arg., Fl. Bras. 6(1): 28. 1860.
• Thevetia neriifolia var. leucantha Müll.Arg., Fl. Bras. 6(1): 27. 1860.
• Thevetia neriifolia var. pubescens Müll.Arg., Fl. Bras. 6(1): 27. 1860.
• Thevetia peruviana f. aurantiaca H.St.John, Phytologia 34(2): 148. 1976.
• Thevetia thevetia (L.) Millspaugh, Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 2(1): 83. 1900. nom. illeg. (tautonym).

References

• H. G. A. Engler & K. A. E. Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 4(2):159. 1895
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Thevetia peruviana in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed on 07-Oct-06.
• Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 25 Feb 2009 [1].

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Schellenbaum
English: Yellow oleander, lucky nut
français: Thévétia du Pérou
हिन्दी: कनेर (पीली)
Nederlands: Peruaanse rinkelboom
中文: 黃花夾竹桃

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