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Yellow Oleander
Thevetia peruviana
29.8999, 31.3876
Field Notes
Description:
Thevetia peruviana is an evergreen tropical shrub or small tree. Its leaves are willow-like, linear-lanceolate, and glossy green in colour. They are covered in waxy coating to reduce water loss (typical of oleanders). Its stem is green turning silver/gray as it ages.
Flowers bloom from summer to fall. The long funnel-shaped sometimes-fragrant yellow (less commonly apricot) flowers are in few-flowered terminal clusters.[1] Its fruit is deep red—black in color encasing a large seed that bears some resemblance to a 'Chinese lucky nut.' (wiki)
Habitat:
Common street tree in Egypt
Notes:
Thevetia peruviana 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.
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