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Broadleaf thevetia
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Dogbane family

Broadleaf thevetia

Thevetia ahouai (L.) A.DC.

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishBroadleaf thevetia
Dutch—
SpanishAcotope
Chinese阔叶竹桃
Scientific nameThevetia ahouai (L.) A.DC.

About this species

Thevetia ahouai is a species of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae, native to Mexico, Central America, Cuba, Colombia, and Venezuela, and introduced to southeastern China. An evergreen shrub or small tree of forests reaching 3 m (10 ft), it is used as a street tree in Nicaragua and Colombia.

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Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderGentianales
FamilyApocynaceae
GenusThevetia

In Suriname

1Records in Suriname
2iNaturalist observations
2025First record

Where it has been recorded

  • Wanica1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

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