Common name: Mexican oleander, Yellow Oleander, Lucky Nut • Hindi: Peeli kaner पीली कनेर • Manipuri: উতোংগ লৈ Utonglei • Bengali: Kolkaphul
Botanical name: Thevetia peruviana Family: Apocynaceae (oleander family) Synonyms: Thevetia neriifolia, Cascabela thevetia
Mexican oleander is a large shrub or a small tree,
up to 10 to 20 feet tall with Oleander-like leaves mostly in whorls of
three, long and narrow up to 10 inches long. Tip of leafs are pointed
with a dark green color. Flowers are generally yellow, but there are varieties
with white and orange flowers too. Fruit is small, containing
two to four flat seeds. If ingested may experience pain in the mouth
and lips, may also develop vomiting, cramping, abdominal pain, nausea
and bradycardia shortly after ingestion. Mexican oleander is native to
tropical America.
| Photographs from Delhi and
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Identification credit: Shaista Ahmad
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