EPPO Global Database

Cascabela thevetia(THVPE)

Overview
Code created in: 2001-11-12

Basic information
  • EPPO Code: THVPE
  • Preferred name: Cascabela thevetia
  • Authority: (Linnaeus) Lippold

Notes

Mexico, Central America, South America (except southern cone). A highly toxic plant, used medicinally, and also as a hedging plant. Introduced in Himalayas, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, China (including Taiwan), West Africa, Caribbean


Other scientific names
Name Authority
Thevetia neriifolia Steudel
Thevetia peruviana (Persoon) Schumann

Common names
Name Language
be-still tree English
exile tree English
lucky nut English
trumpet flower English
yellow oleander English
gelber Baumoleander German
gelber Schellenbaum German
Schellenbaum German
tropischer Oleander German
arbre à lait French
bois-lait French
laurier jaune French
noix-serpent French
noyer de serpent French
oléandre jaune French
thevétia du Pérou French
adelfa amarilla Spanish
cabalonga Spanish
campanilla Spanish
cascabel Spanish
chilco Spanish
chilindrón Spanish
retama Spanish
gele oleander Dutch
cerbera Portuguese (BR)
cerbera-de-flores-amarelas Portuguese
chapéu-de-napoleão Portuguese (BR)
jorro-jorro Portuguese (BR)
loandro-amarelo Portuguese
noz-de-cobra Portuguese (BR)
oleandro-amarelo Portuguese
huáng huā jiā zhú táo Chinese
黄花夹竹桃 Chinese
thevetia peru Indonesian