Cascabela Explained

Cascabela is a genus of flowering plants in the dogbane family, Apocynaceae. It is native to Mexico, Central America, and South America.^{[1] [2]}

Species

, Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:^[3]

• 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

Notes and References

1. Web site: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Cascabela. May 18, 2014.
2. 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.
3. Cascabela Raf... 2250-1. 2023-11-28. cs1.