Yellow oleander, Exile tree, Lucky nut tree
Cascabela thevetia

Family: Apocynaceae

What it is like

A shrub. It grows 6 m high. The leaves are narrow and shiny. They are 7-16 cm long by 1 cm wide. The flowers are yellow and 3-6 cm long. The fruit are pear shaped and 2-4 mm long by 3-5 cm wide. The seeds are 12 mm long by 14 mm wide.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant. It grows in evergreen lowland forests and along rivers. It grows between 50-200 m above sea level. In XTBG Yunnan.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, Asia, Australia, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Central America, China, Côte d'Ivoire, Dominican Republic, East Africa, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Ivory Coast, Mexico (country/location of origin), Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, North America, Pacific, Sao Tome and Principe, SE Asia, Senegal, Uganda, West Africa, West Indies

How it is used for food

Caution: The bark, roots, seed kernels and sap are highly poisonous. Although the fruit is recorded as eaten this should be with extreme caution.

Edible parts

Fruit, caution, flower nectar

How it is grown

Plants can be grown from seeds and cuttings.

Its other names

Local names

Kaner, Landuru, Oleander kuning

Synonyms

Cerbera peruviana Pers.; Cerbera thevetia L.; Ahouai thevetia (L.) Gomez; Thevetia linearis Raf.; Thevetia peruviana (Pers.) K. Schum.; and others