Mazhar Botanic Garden

Cascabella thevetia Alba (L.) Lippold

Lucky Nut

Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Cascabella
Species: thevetia
Cultivar / variety: Alba
Sample code: EGY-MBG-000169
Common name: Lucky Nut
English name: Be-still tree
Arabic name: تفيتيا
Native: Mexico, Central America
Country: Central america Mexico
(PGR): Very common

Evergreen shrub or small tree up to 25-35 m tall leaves linear-lanceolate, glossy green flowers  funnel-shaped, fragrant, yellow, orange, sometimes white fruit is initially green, but turns black, soft and juicy like a plum at maturity (3 - 45 cm wide) It's approximately triangular and contains a stone with 2 kernels

Ornamental plant.

Thevetia peruviana (Pers) K Schum

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Texture: Clay Loam Sandy
Fertility: Intermediate
Drainage: Moderately well drained
Salinity: None
Water Sources: Low water
Climates: Subtropics
Lights: Full sun
Propagation: Stem cuttings
Flowering time: Summer to fall.
Zone: 8 : 10
pH range: 6.0-7.0 prefers soils with a high organic matter content.
Status: Cultivated
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Shrub Small tree
Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated
Collecting Sources: Other
Plant Uses: Medicinal Ornamental
Plant Populations density: Rare
Vegetation types: Evergreen
pH: Acid Alkaline

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