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Penang Botanic Gardens Plant Collection

Cascabela thevetia (L.) Lippold (APOCYNACEAE)

Posted at — Nov 13, 2019
Yellow Oleander, Trumpet Flower, Lucky Nut

Description

Shrub to small evergreen tree to 10 m tall. Leaves linear, spirally arranged. Flowers in axils of branches, large 6-7 cm long, trumpet shaped, yellow to creamy pink. Fruits globular with a longitudinal ridge across, green ripening black, 3-4.5 cm across.

Ecology

Evergreen lowland to riparian forest.

Distribution

Mexico, tropical Central and South America.

Uses

All parts of the plant are poisonous. Widely grown as an ornamental for its attractive leaves and flowers.