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Cascabela thevetia

Cascabela thevetia (L.) Lippold

Also indexed asAcaimirimAdelfa amarilla (ES); Lucky-nutAguaíAuaí-guaçuBe-still treeCaballónCabalongaCaptain Cook tree
FamilyApocynaceae
GenusCascabela
Use categories8
Linked notes3
Poison use is recorded for this taxon.This is a classification flag, not a dosage guide. Do not infer safe use from any documented-use label.

Botanical identity

This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.

KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderGentianales
FamilyApocynaceae
GenusCascabela
Scientific name with authorshipCascabela thevetia (L.) Lippold

Indexed scientific synonyms

Ahouai thevetia M.GómezCascabela peruviana (Pers.) Raf.Cerbera linearifolia StokesCerbera peruviana Pers.Cerbera thevetia L.Thevetia linearis A.DC.Thevetia linearis Raf.Thevetia longifolia VahlThevetia neriifolia Juss.Thevetia neriifolia Juss. ex A.DC.Thevetia neriifolia Juss. ex Steud.Thevetia neriifolia var. hirsuta Müll.Arg.Thevetia neriifolia var. leucantha Müll.Arg.Thevetia neriifolia var. neriifoliaThevetia neriifolia var. pubescens Müll.Arg.Thevetia peruviana (Pers.) K.Schum.Thevetia peruviana (Pers.) Merr., 1914Thevetia peruviana f. aurantiaca H.St.JohnThevetia peruviana f. peruvianaThevetia thevetia (L.) H.Karst.Thevetia thevetia (L.) Millsp., 1900

Documented use categories

Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Environmental use
Fuel
Material
Poison reported
Social use

These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.

How to interpret this record

Evidence boundary

A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.

Safety boundary

Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.

Dataset record and provenance

DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier47927-2
Use codesAF EU FU HF MA ME PO SU
Crop wild relativeNo

Contributing checklist sources

Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources for Tropical AfricaUseful Plants of West Tropical AfricaMalaria and Fever in Latin America

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Educational index, not a treatment recommendation

The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.