Thevetia thevetioides (Kunth) K. Schum. GRIN-Global

Summary

Genus:

Thevetia

Family:

Apocynaceae

Subfamily:

Rauvolfioideae

Tribe:

Plumerieae

Nomen number:

102462

Place of publication:

H. G. A. Engler & K. A. E. Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 4(2):159. 1895

Verified:

01/23/2012 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

No images

Reference(s)

Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
Llamas, K. A. 2003. Tropical flowering plants: a guide to identification and cultivation
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
Rzedowski, J. & G. Rzedowski, eds. 1991-. Flora del Bajio y de regiones adyacentes.
Standley, P. C. 1920. Trees and shrubs of Mexico. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 23:1-1721.

Common names

English
giant luckynut –
giant thevetia –
Spanish
cascabel grande –

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Guanajuato
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Guerrero
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Hidalgo
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	México
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Michoacán de Ocampo
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Morelos
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Oaxaca
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Puebla
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Querétaro
2	Cultivated					also cult.

Native
Northern America

SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, México, Michoacán de Ocampo, Morelos, Oaxaca, Puebla, Querétaro]

Cultivated (also cult.)

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Environmental	ornamental		Llamas, K. A. 2003. Tropical flowering plants: a guide to identification and cultivation
Medicines	folklore		McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.