| Cascabela | |
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| Cascabela thevetia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Subfamily: | Rauvolfioideae |
| Genus: | Cascabela Raf. |
| 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.
Species
As of November 2023, Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:
- 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
- ^ "Cascabela Raf." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
- "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Cascabela". Retrieved May 18, 2014.
- 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.