Plant Details

Accepted name:: Thevetia ahouai (L.) Vahl [Apocynaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( High Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
cebolla país	Other	Guía de la Col. de Pl. Med. de PCTY (Méndez González et al., 2016)
cebolla roja	Other	Guía de la Col. de Pl. Med. de PCTY (Méndez González et al., 2016)
cojón de venado	Other	Guía de la Col. de Pl. Med. de PCTY (Méndez González et al., 2016)
huevo de perro	Other	Guía de la Col. de Pl. Med. de PCTY (Méndez González et al., 2016)
je´ peek´	Other	Guía de la Col. de Pl. Med. de PCTY (Méndez González et al., 2016)
kukut	Other	Guía de la Col. de Pl. Med. de PCTY (Méndez González et al., 2016)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
leaves, seeds, latex		Guía de la Col. de Pl. Med. de PCTY (Méndez González et al., 2016)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 7 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Ahouai nitida (Kunth) Pichon Notul. Syst. (Paris) 13: 227 (1948 publ. 1949).
Cerbera ahouai L. Sp. Pl.: 208 (1753).
Cerbera nitida Kunth in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 3: 225 (1819).
Plumeriopsis ahouai (L.) Rusby & Woodson Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 24: 11 (1937).
Thevetia ahuai Raf. Sylva Tellur.: 91 (1838), orth. var.
Thevetia calophylla Miers Apocyn. S. Amer.: 20 (1878).
Thevetia nitida (Kunth) A.DC. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 8: 344 (1844).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Thevetia ahouai (L.) A. DC.	Guía de la Col. de Pl. Med. de PCTY (Méndez González et al., 2016) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Thevetia ahouai (L.) A.DC.	Med. Pl. for Diabetes in C America (Giovannini et al., 2016) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)
Thevetia ahouai (L.) DC.	Med. Pl. of Brazil (Mors et al., 2000)
Thevetia ahouai DC.	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)

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