Thevetia ahouai

Thevetia ahouai

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gentianales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Gentianales

Familia: Apocynaceae
Subfamilia: Rauvolfioideae
Tribus: Plumerieae
Subtribus: Thevetiinae
Genus: Thevetia
Species: Thevetia ahouai

Name

Thevetia ahouai (L.) A.DC. (1844)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Cerbera ahouai L., Sp. Pl. 1: 208. 1753.

• Homotypic
  • Thevetia ahuai Raf., Sylva Tellur. 91. 1838, orth. var.
  • Plumeriopsis ahouai (L.) Rusby & Woodson, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 24: 11. 1937

• Heterotypic
  • Ahouai nitida (Kunth) Pichon, Notul. Syst. (Paris) 13: 227. 1948.
  • Cerbera nitida Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. (quarto ed.) 3: 225. 1818.
  • Thevetia calophylla Miers, Apocyn. S. Am. 20-21, t. IV A. 1878.
  • Thevetia nitida (Kunth) A.DC. in DC., Prodr. 8: 344. 1844.

References

• Candolle, A.L.P.P. de in De Candolle, A.P. 1844: Prodr. 8: 345.
• Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 27 Aug 2009 [1].
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Thevetia ahouai in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

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