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Mexican Oleander
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Mexican Oleander
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Common name: Mexican oleander, Yellow Oleander, Lucky Nut • Assamese: গছ-কৰবী Gos-Korobi, হালধীয়া কৰবী Halodhia Korobi, কনোৰ Konor, কনৌৰ Konour, কনৰু Onoru • Bawm: Khum-Ba-Rang-Zah • Bengali: কলকে ফুল Kolke Phul • Dogri: पीला गनीहरा Peela Ganeehra, ज़र्द गंडीला Zard Gandeela • Garo: Ceiling Bol • Gujarati: પીળી કરેણ Pili Karen, પીરી કરેણ Piri Karen • Haryanvi: पीली कनेर Peeli Kaner • Hindi: पीली कनेर Peeli Kaner • Kachchhi: પીરી કરેણ Piri Karen • Kannada: ಕಾಡು ಕಾಸಿಕಣಿಗಲು Kaadu Kaasikanigalu, ಕರವೀರ Karaveera • Konkani: बिटीं Biti, हळदुवी Halduvi, कण्यां Kanya • Malayalam: മഞ്ഞ അരളി Manja Arali • Manipuri: ꯎꯇꯣꯡꯂꯩ Utonglei • Marathi: बिट्टी Bitti, पिवळा कण्हेर Pivala Kanher • Nepali: पहेँलो करवीर Pahenlo Karaveer • Odia: କନିଅର Kaniara • Pahari: पीली कनेर Peeli Kaner • Punjabi: ਪੀਲੀ ਕਨੇਰ Pili Kaner • Rajasthani: पीळी कणेर Pili Kaner • Rangpuri: কালকে Kalke • Santali: ᱵᱮᱨᱮᱧᱡᱳ Berenjo • Sindhi: زنگي Zangi • Tamil: சீமையலரி Cimaiyalari, மஞ்சளலரி Manjalalari, பொன்னலரி Ponnalari • Telugu: పచ్చ గన్నేరు Pachha Ganneru, పసుపు గొట్టాల గన్నేరు Pasupu Gottala Ganneru, సువర్ణ గన్నేరు Suvarna Ganneru • Tulu: ಕರವೀರೊ Karaveero Source: Names of Plants in India
Botanical name: Cascabela thevetia     Family: Apocynaceae (oleander family)
Synonyms: Thevetia neriifolia, Thevetia peruviana
Mexican oleander 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. Tip of leafs are pointed with a dark green color. Flowers are generally yellow, but there are varieties with white and orange flowers too. Fruit is small, containing two to four flat seeds. If ingested may experience pain in the mouth and lips, may also develop vomiting, cramping, abdominal pain, nausea and bradycardia shortly after ingestion. Mexican oleander is native to tropical America.
Identification credit: Shaista Ahmad Photographs from Delhi and Imphal.
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