Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia.Thevetia peruviana (Pers.) K. Schum. Apocynaceae. CN: [Malay - Bunga loceng, Bunga Jepun], Luckynut, Yellow oleander. Naturalized in neotropics and origin uncertain, likely Mexico. Planted as ornamental. Plant contains a milky sap containing a compound called thevetin that is used as a heart stimulant but in its natural form is extremely poisonous, as are all parts of the plants, especially the seeds.Ref and suggested reading:www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?36532en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thevetia_peruviana
Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia.Thevetia peruviana (Pers.) K. Schum. Apocynaceae. CN: [Malay - Bunga loceng, Bunga Jepun], Luckynut, Yellow oleander. Naturalized in neotropics and origin uncertain, likely Mexico. Planted as ornamental. Plant contains a milky sap containing a compound called thevetin that is used as a heart stimulant but in its natural form is extremely poisonous, as are all parts of the plants, especially the seeds.Ref and suggested reading:www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?36532en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thevetia_peruviana
Native to Mexico and Central America, this plant contains a milky sap containing a compound called Thevetin that is used ad a heart stimulant but in its natural form is extremely poisonous. This photo was taken by the road side near Mayfair Garden, Tsing Yi, Hong Kong.
Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia.Thevetia peruviana (Pers.) K. Schum. Apocynaceae. CN: [Malay - Bunga loceng, Bunga Jepun], Luckynut, Yellow oleander. Naturalized in neotropics and origin uncertain, likely Mexico. Planted as ornamental. Plant contains a milky sap containing a compound called thevetin that is used as a heart stimulant but in its natural form is extremely poisonous, as are all parts of the plants, especially the seeds.Ref and suggested reading:www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?36532en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thevetia_peruviana
Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia.Thevetia peruviana (Pers.) K. Schum. Apocynaceae. CN: [Malay - Bunga loceng, Bunga Jepun], Luckynut, Yellow oleander. Naturalized in neotropics and origin uncertain, likely Mexico. Planted as ornamental. Plant contains a milky sap containing a compound called thevetin that is used as a heart stimulant but in its natural form is extremely poisonous, as are all parts of the plants, especially the seeds.Ref and suggested reading:www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?36532en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thevetia_peruviana