Scientific Name :
Cascabela thevetia (L.) Lippold
Synonym :
Thevetia peruviana (Pers.) K.Schum.
Cerbera thevetia L.
Common Name : Yellow oleander, Piwali kanher, Bitti
Plant Family : Apocynaceae
Habit : Tree
Plant Description
Flowering & Fruiting : January to December
Flower Colour : Yellow
Description : Height: Upto 5 m
Stem: Grey, shining, weak stems
Leaves: Linear acute apex, shining, milky latex
Flowers: Calyx lobed 5, petals 5, bright yellow or orange colour, petals campanulate, stames 5 inserted into cololla tube, filaments hairy, carpels 2, stigma capitate
Inflorescence: Cymose
Fruits: Drupe, fleshy, 4 angled, seeds 2 to 4
Native/ Exotic : E
Locality : HN, CH, VT, TL
Distribution Range : Mexico to S. Tropical America.
Uses : Plant has wound healing properties when applied externally in wounds, ringworm, tumours etc
