Cascabela

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Cascabela
Cascabela thevetia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Apocynaceae
Subfamily:	Rauvolfioideae
Genus:	Cascabela Raf.[1]
Type species
Cascabela peruviana (syn of C. thevetia) (Pers.) Raf.

Cascabela is a genus of flowering plants in the dogbane family, Apocynaceae. It is native to Mexico, Central America, and South America.[2][3]

Species

As of November 2023^[update], Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:[1]

• Cascabela balsaensis L.O.Alvarado & J.C.Soto – Michoacán in Mexico
• Cascabela gaumeri (Hemsl.) Lippold - Veracruz, Tabasco, Yucatán Peninsula, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica
• Cascabela ovata (Cav.) Lippold - Central America, much of Mexico
• Cascabela pinifolia (Standl. & Steyerm.) L.O.Alvarado & Ochot.-Booth - C + S Mexico
• Cascabela thevetia (L.) Lippold - Latin America from N Mexico to NE Argentina
• Cascabela thevetioides (Kunth) Lippold - Mexico

References

1. "Cascabela Raf." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
2. "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Cascabela". Retrieved May 18, 2014.
3. Alvarado-Cárdenas, L.O. & Ocheterena, H. (2007). A phylogenetic analysis of the Cascabelia-Thevetia species complex (Plumerieae, Apocynaceae) based on morphology. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 94: 298-323.