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Thevetia ahouai
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Flower
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Fruit are poisonous
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Genus:
Thevetia
Species:
ahouai
Synonyms
List
  • Ahouai nitida (Kunth) Pichon
  • Cerbera ahouai L.
  • Cerbera nitida Kunth
  • Plumeriopsis ahouai (L.) Rusby & Woodson
  • Thevetia ahuai Raf.
  • Thevetia calophylla Miers
  • Thevetia nitida (Kunth) A.DC.

Thevetia ahouai is a species of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae, native to Mexico, Central America, Cuba, Colombia, and Venezuela, and introduced to southeastern China. An evergreen shrub or small tree of forests reaching 3 m (10 ft), it is used as a street tree in Nicaragua and Colombia.

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