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Charcos, Puntarenas, Costa Rica
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Ixcateopan De Cuauhtemoc, Guerrero, Mexico
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Charcos, Puntarenas, Costa Rica
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Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia.
Thevetia peruviana (Pers.) K. Schum. Apocynaceae. CN: [Malay - Bunga loceng, Bunga Jepun], Luckynut, Yellow oleander. Naturalized in neotropics and origin uncertain, likely Mexico. Planted as ornamental. Plant 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.Ref and suggested reading:
www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?36532en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thevetia_peruviana
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Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia.
Thevetia peruviana (Pers.) K. Schum. Apocynaceae. CN: [Malay - Bunga loceng, Bunga Jepun], Luckynut, Yellow oleander. Naturalized in neotropics and origin uncertain, likely Mexico. Planted as ornamental. Plant 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.Ref and suggested reading:
www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?36532en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thevetia_peruviana
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Charcos, Puntarenas, Costa Rica
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Native to Mexico and Central America, this plant contains a milky sap containing a compound called Thevetin that is used ad a heart stimulant but in its natural form is extremely poisonous. This photo was taken by the road side near Mayfair Garden, Tsing Yi, Hong Kong.
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Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia.
Thevetia peruviana (Pers.) K. Schum. Apocynaceae. CN: [Malay - Bunga loceng, Bunga Jepun], Luckynut, Yellow oleander. Naturalized in neotropics and origin uncertain, likely Mexico. Planted as ornamental. Plant 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.Ref and suggested reading:
www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?36532en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thevetia_peruviana
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Charcos, Puntarenas, Costa Rica
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Charcos, Puntarenas, Costa Rica
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Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia.
Thevetia peruviana (Pers.) K. Schum. Apocynaceae. CN: [Malay - Bunga loceng, Bunga Jepun], Luckynut, Yellow oleander. Naturalized in neotropics and origin uncertain, likely Mexico. Planted as ornamental. Plant 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.Ref and suggested reading:
www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?36532en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thevetia_peruviana
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Charcos, Puntarenas, Costa Rica
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Charcos, Puntarenas, Costa Rica
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Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia
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Charcos, Puntarenas, Costa Rica
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Charcos, Puntarenas, Costa Rica
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Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia.
Thevetia peruviana (Pers.) K. Schum. Apocynaceae. CN: [Malay - Bunga loceng, Bunga Jepun], Luckynut, Yellow oleander. Naturalized in neotropics and origin uncertain, likely Mexico. Planted as ornamental. Plant 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.Ref and suggested reading:
www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?36532en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thevetia_peruviana
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Rift Valley, Kenya
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Morelos, Mexico
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Rift Valley, Kenya
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Rift Valley, Kenya
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Rift Valley, Kenya
