Cascabela thevetia
A species in the Apocynaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Gentianales
- Family
- Apocynaceae
- Genus
- Cascabela
- Species
- Cascabela thevetia
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1980
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Cascabela thevetia. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
16 synonyms in this snapshot
- Ahouai thevetiaName author: (L.) M.Gómez
- Cascabela peruvianaName author: (Pers.) Raf.
- Cerbera linearifoliaName author: Stokes
- Cerbera peruvianaName author: Pers.
- Cerbera thevetiaName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
- Thevetia linearisName author: Raf.
- Thevetia linearisName author: Raf.
- Thevetia longifoliaName author: Vahl
- Thevetia neriifoliaName author: Juss. ex A.DC.
- Thevetia neriifoliaName author: Juss. ex Steud.
- Thevetia neriifolia var. hirsutaName author: Müll.Arg.
- Thevetia neriifolia var. leucanthaName author: Müll.Arg.
- Thevetia neriifolia var. pubescensName author: Müll.Arg.
- Thevetia peruvianaName author: (Pers.) K.Schum.
- Thevetia peruviana f. aurantiacaName author: H.St.John
- Thevetia thevetiaName author: H.Karst.
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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