Apocyanaceae plants: Thevetia peruviana

[Satish Phadke]

Thevetia peruviana   (बिट्टी)  in Marathi.
Another common Apocyanaceae plant.Thevetia peruviana is native to Mexico and Central America.
All parts are poisonous. So commonly planted on compounds hedges; also as ornamental tree.
Dr Phadke

[tanay bose]

I think the last photo is from the plant with yellow flower!\Nice catch Satish Ji

Tanay

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[Dinesh Valke]

GARDEN :: Apocynaceae (dogbane, or oleander family) » Thevetia peruviana
Synonyms: Thevetia nerifolia, Cascabela thevetia, Cerbera peruviana


thev-VET-ee-uh -- named for Andre Thevet, 16th century French monk and plant collector
per-u-vee-AN-uh -- of or from Peru


commonly known as: be still tree, Peruvian yellow oleander, yellow oleander, lucky nut, luckynut • Hindi: पीली कनेर peeli kaner
The flowers have three colours: bright yellow, orange, and greenish white (this could be Thevetia peruviana 'Alba')
The common names accordingly will change in their adjectives of colour.


Native to: Central America


This plant, a small tree is planted along streets and avenues all over Thane and Mumbai.
Attached views are from my home place, Vaghbil, Thane
... for more views: http://www.flickr.com/search/?w=91314344%40N00&q=Thevetia+peruviana&m=text

On Mon, Nov 1, 2010 at 9:24 PM, Satish Phadke <drsmp...@gmail.com> wrote:

[Gurcharan Singh]

My photographs from Delhi

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[tanay bose]

Nice collection of flowers clours from Dinesh Ji and Sir Ji

Thanks

Tanay

[Balkar Arya]

Very Good Collection Satish Ji Gurcharan Ji
Thanks for sharing



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[Pankaj Kumar]

Thevetia peruviana (Pers.) K.Schum. in Engl. & Prantl Nat.
Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] 4, Abt. 2: 159. 1895

Syn: Cerbera peruviana Pers.

Note: It contains a milky sap containing a compound called thevetin
that is used as a heart stimulant but in its natural form is extremely
poisonous, as are all parts of the plants, especially the seeds.

Regards
Pankaj

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