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Citation: Thevetia peruviana (Pers.) Merr., Philipp. J. Sci. 9: 130. 1914; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 163. 1982; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 255. 1984; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 281. 1988; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 284. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 296. 1994; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 526. 2009. Cerbera peruviana Pers., Syn. 1: 267. 1805. Thevetia neriifolia Juss ex Steud., Nomencl. Bot. (ed. 2) 2: 680. 1841; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 821(577). 1923. Cascabela thevetia (L.) Lippold, Feddes Repert. 91: 52. 1980; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 239. 1989; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 410. 1990; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 216. 1995; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 410. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 188. 1999; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 315. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 420. 2009. |
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Malayalam Name(s): Manja-arali, Mathaarali, Pachchaarali |
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English name(s): Bestill tree, Yellow oleander, Lucky nut tree |
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Description: Large shrub to small trees. Leaves alternate, clustered near tips of branches, 8-12.6 x 0.7-1 cm, linear-lanceolate, base cuneate, margin recurved, apex acute, glabrous; petiole to 1 cm long. Flowers in sub-terminal cymes, pedicel to 2 cm long. Calyx lobes 5, c. 8 mm long, lanceolate, unequal, tube short. Corolla large, golden-yellow, 4-5 cm across, funnel-shaped; tube 4-5 cm long, throat villous; lobes 5, obovate, overlapping to the left. Stamens 5, included; anthers c. 2 mm long, oblong-cordate. Ovary c. 2 mm, depressed-conic; stigma conic with a basal ring. Drupe 2.5-3.5 cm across, broadly turbinate, compressed laterally. Seeds few strongly flattened. |
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Habit: Shrub to Small Tree |
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Flowering & Fruiting: Throughout the year |
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District(s): All Districts |
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Habitat: Mostly grown as live fence |
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Distribution: Native of Tropical America; now Pantropical |
Uni Digi Flora 