''Thevetia'' is a genus of

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...

s in the family

Apocynaceae Apocynaceae (from ''Apocynum'', Greek for "dog-away") is a family of flowering plants that includes trees, shrubs, herbs, stem succulents, and vines, commonly known as the dogbane family, because some taxa were used as dog poison Members of the ...

, first described for modern science as a genus in 1758. It is native to

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, and

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. The taxonomy of the genus is controversial, with some authors including ''

Cascabela ''Cascabela'' is a genus of flowering plants in the Apocynum, dogbane family, Apocynaceae. It is native to Mexico, Central America, and South America.Alvarado-Cárdenas, L.O. & Ocheterena, H. (2007). A phylogenetic analysis of the Cascabelia-Thev ...

'' within ''Thevetia'', while others accept the two genera as separate. Zdjęcie4463

;Species # '' Thevetia ahouai'' (L.) A.DC. - Mexico, Central America, Cuba, Venezuela, Colombia # '' Thevetia amazonica'' Ducke - Brazil, Bolivia # '' Thevetia bicornuta'' Müll.Arg. - Brazil, Paraguay, NE Argentina ;formerly included # ''Thevetia alliodora = Cascabela ovata'' # ''Thevetia cuneifolia = Cascabela ovata'' # ''Thevetia gaumeri = Cascabela gaumeri'' # ''Thevetia humboldtii'' (Kunth) Voigt 1845 not R.H. Schomb. 1840 = '' Cascabela thevetioides'' # ''Thevetia linearis =

Cascabela thevetia ''Cascabela thevetia'' (syn: ''Thevetia peruviana'') is a poisonous plant native throughout Mexico and in Central America, and cultivated widely as an ornamental. It is a relative of ''Nerium oleander'', giving it a common name yellow oleander, a ...

'' # ''Thevetia neriifolia =

'' # ''Thevetia ovata = Cascabela ovata'' # ''Thevetia peruviana =

'' # ''Thevetia pinifolia = Cascabela pinifolia'' # ''Thevetia plumeriifolia = Cascabela ovata'' # ''Thevetia spathulata = Cascabela gaumeri'' # ''Thevetia steerei = Cascabela gaumeri'' # ''Thevetia thevetia =

'' # ''Thevetia thevetioides = Cascabela thevetioides'' # ''Thevetia yccotli = Cascabela thevetioides''

References

External links

USDA Plants Profile
{{Taxonbar, from=Q3015272 Apocynaceae genera Rauvolfioideae