Apocynaceae

Thevetia

Cascabela thevetioides (Humb. & Bonpl.) Lippold

Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Cascabela

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Thevetia: Thevetia thevetioides . From near Palpan, Mexico. In context at <a href=" http://www.dixpix.ca/meso_america/Flora/apocyan/index.html " rel="nofollow">www.dixpix — Photo: Dick Culbert, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (4)

Chinese: 橙色黄花夹竹桃
English: Thevetia
French: Ayoyote, Yoyote
German: Ayoyote

Synonyms

Cerbera thevetioides Kunth
Thevetia humboldtii Voigt
Thevetia thevetioides K.Schum.
Thevetia yccotli A.DC.
Thevetia yccotli var. glabra A.DC.

Photos

Photo: Dick Culbert, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.