Thevetia peruviana


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Noun1.Thevetia peruviana - tropical American shrub or small tree having glossy dark green leaves and fragrant saffron yellow to orange or peach- colored flowers; all parts highly poisonous
genus Thevetia,Thevetia - genus of poisonous tropical American evergreen shrubs and trees having entire leaves and large cymose flowers
bush,shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
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Thevetia peruviana) (Apocynaceae), es una especie arborea ornamental originaria de Mexico (Juarez-Jaimes, Alvarado-Cardenas, & Villasenor, 2007), ampliamente utilizada en arbolado urbano, parques y areas verdes, que con frecuencia sufre defoliaciones producidas por Palpita flegia (Cramer, 1777) (Lepidoptera, Crambidae).
Biologia y comportamiento de Palpita flegia (Lepidoptera: Crambidae), mariposa blanca de las Tevetias (Apocynaceae)
Young and older leaves of six indigenous plants viz., amaltas (Cassia fistula), datura (Datura alba), neem (Azadirachta indica), niazboo (Ocimum basilicum), yellow kaner (Thevetia peruviana) and safeda (Eucalyptus camaldulensis) were collected from Lahore with no pesticide treatments applied.
Effect of Leaf Extracts of some Indigenous Plants on Settling and Oviposition Responses of Peach Fruit Fly, Bactrocera zonata (Diptera: Tephritidae)
(Annonaceae), a plant resistant to snails and the Global Invasive Species Programmee (IUCN, 2010) suggests the use of the fruit ofThevetia peruviana (Pers.) Schum or yellow oleander, which also have action against the African snail, although it should be considered the toxicity of this plant for humans (Teixeira, Mazutti, Gontijo, Silva, & Ogawa, 2013).
Giant african snail, Achatina fulica (Ferussac, 1821): an environmental and public health problem in the northwestern of Parana State, Brazil/Caramujo africano, Achatina fulica (Ferussac, 1821): um problema ambiental e de saude publica no Noroeste do Parana, Brasil
Adsorption of basic dyes from synthesis textile effluent by activated carbon prepared fromThevetia peruviana, Indian Journal of Chemical Technology, 19: 311-321.
Removal of malachite green from aqueous solution using activated nerium oleander leaves
Plant regeneration from cultured embryonic axis inThevetia peruviana L.
An Efficient Method for Direct Shoot Regeneration from Leaf Explants of Solanum nigrum Induced by Thidiazuron
Poisoning withThevetia peruviana (Oleander) and Abrus precatorius (rosary pea/paternoster pea/wild licorice) was commonly seen after Jatropha curcas.
Plant Poisoning among Children in Rural Sri Lanka
Deliberate ingestion of oleander seeds--Common oleander (Nerium oleander) and Yellow oleander (Thevetia peruviana)--is a popular method of self-harm in South Asia (1).
Oleander toxicity--the clinical spectrum and mortality predictors: an observational study
When considering the 46 species present in tropical dry forest, the SIMPER analysis identified eight groups (shrubs,Thevetia peruviana K.
Diversidad vegetal a lo largo de un gradiente de perturbacion en un ecosistema semi-arido en el Centro de Mexico
Sivakumar, Preparation and characterization of activated carbon fromThevetia peruviana for the removal of dyes from textile waste water.
Adsorption of Alizarin and Fluorescein Dyes onto Palm Seeds Activated Carbon: Kinetic and Thermodynamic Studies
Cardiac glycosides are found in a diverse group of plants including Digitalis purpurea and Digitalis lanata (Foxgloves), Nerium oleander (Common oleander),Thevetia peruviana (yellow oleander), Convallaria majalis (Lily of the valley), Urginea maritime and Urginea indica (Squill), Strophanthus gratus (ouabain), Apocynum cannabinum (Dogbane), and Cheiranthus cheiri (Wallflower) has resulted in cardiac glycoside poisoning.
A study on profile of orally ingested poisons in self harm (attempted suicide) at toxicology unit, government Stanley medical college

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