Thevetia peruviana (Pers.) K.Schum.

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Bolivia

• State/Province

  Tarija

• County/Municipio

  Gran Chaco Prov.

• Locality

  Villa Montes, the original vegetaion chaco forest

• Elevation

  Alt. 385 m. (1263 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -21.2656, -63.4758

• Location Notes

  [South America]

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

The New York Botanical Garden
Cultivated Plants of BOLIVIA
Apocynaceae Thevetia peruviana L.
det. M. Nee, 2006
DEPTO. Tarija, Prov. Gran Chaco, Villa Montes, the
original vegetation chaco forest.
21°15.94’S, 63°28.55’W. alt. 385 m.
Small treelet, commonly cultivated along city streets in
Villa Montes; all seem to be fully leafed out with new
shoots and without any of the unsightly defoliation by
caterpillars seen here in 29 May 2005 and collected under
no. Nee 53205. Sap milky. Flowers bright yellow,
commonly visited by hummingbirds (7:30 A.M., heavy
overcast after night of rain), but the birds seen other
mornings this week, often several hummingbirds per tree.
Coll.: M. Nee & 1.1. Linneo F.
No. 53994
9 Feb. 2006
04173390