Manipur Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Manipur (India)
Designed & Developed by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Apocynaceae | Genus: Thevetia | Species: Thevetia neriifolia Juss. ex Steud. |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Cascabela thevetia (L.) Lippold, Thevetia peruviana (Pers.) K. Schum. |
Flower Color | Yellow - Orange |
| Common Name | Mexican oleander | Flower Type | Solitary |
| English / Trade Name | Yellow Oleander | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Utonglei | Fruiting Period | July-Sept |
| Altitude | Up to 1400 m | Fruit Type | Drupe |
| Habit | Shrub | Fruit Details | Fruit is small, containing two to four flat seeds |
| Habitat | Occurs in wastelands widely naturalized | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | Native to Tropical America and is widely cultivated in Southeast Asia | Bark Details | Silvery gray to reddish |
| Distribution in manipur | Origin | Exotic | |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Lence shaped | ||
| Description of Species | It is a large shrub or a small tree up to 10 to 20 feet tall with Oleander-like leaves mostly in whorls of three, long and narrow up to 10 inches long | Leaf Details | Leaves mostly in whorls of three, long and narrow up to 25cm long tip of leafs are pointed with a dark green color |
