Peruvian Yellow Oleander

At a glance

Origin / distribution: Dominican Republic, Java, Mexico, Honduras, Peru, Haiti, China, Hawaii

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Cathartic(Veterinary), Dropsy(Veterinary), Emetic(Veterinary), Fever

Science studied: ACETYL-THEVETIN-B, CARDENOLIDES, NERIIFOLIN, THEVERIDOSIL

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Apocynaceae

Scientific name: Thevetia peruviana

Common names: Peruvian Yellow Oleander, Luckynut, Yellow Oleander, Oleandre Jaune (Fr.), Thevetie (Ger.), Loandro-Amarelo (Port.), Adelfa Amarilla (Sp.), Cabalonga (Sp.), Chirca (Sp.), Laurier-rose à fleurs jaunes, Thevetie, Thévétie du Pérou, Laurier jaune, Le bois la tête Cabot, Oléandre jaune, Thévétie du Pérou, Oléandre jaune, adelfa amarilla, be still tree, be-still-tree, cabalonga, cascabel, chapéu-de-napoleão, chilidrón, chirca, foreigner's tree, geel-oleander

History

The source record documents this plant in Elsewhere, Dominican Republic, Java, Mexico, Honduras, Peru, Haiti, China and 5 additional places.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Cathartic(Veterinary)
• Dropsy(Veterinary)
• Emetic(Veterinary)
• Fever
• Fever(Veterinary)
• Fumitory(Veterinary)
• Insecticide(Veterinary)
• Pile(Veterinary)

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• Elsewhere
• Dominican Republic
• Java
• Mexico
• Honduras
• Peru
• Haiti
• China
• Hawaii
• AI
• AO
• AU

Documented cultural uses

• Cathartic(Veterinary)
• Dropsy(Veterinary)
• Emetic(Veterinary)
• Fever
• Fever(Veterinary)
• Fumitory(Veterinary)
• Insecticide(Veterinary)
• Pile(Veterinary)
• Piscicide
• Poison(Veterinary)
• Purgative(Veterinary)
• Rheumatism(Veterinary)

Cultural record detail

These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.

• Cathartic(Veterinary) · Elsewhere · "
• Dropsy(Veterinary) · Elsewhere · "
• Dropsy(Veterinary) · Dominican Republic · "
• Emetic(Veterinary) · Elsewhere · "
• Fever · Java · "
• Fever(Veterinary) · Elsewhere · "
• Fever(Veterinary) · Mexico · "
• Fumitory(Veterinary) · Elsewhere · "
• Insecticide(Veterinary) · Elsewhere · "
• Pile(Veterinary) · Mexico · "
• Piscicide · Java · "
• Poison(Veterinary) · Elsewhere · "
• Poison(Veterinary) · Honduras · "
• Purgative(Veterinary) · Elsewhere · "
• Rheumatism(Veterinary) · Peru · "
• Rheumatism(Veterinary) · Elsewhere · "
• Toothache(Veterinary) · Haiti · "
• Toothache(Veterinary) · Elsewhere · "
• Tumor(Veterinary) · Elsewhere · "
• Abortifacient(Veterinary) · Elsewhere · "
• Emetic(Veterinary) · Haiti · "
• Heart(Veterinary) · China · "
• Poison(Veterinary) · Dominican Republic · "
• Purgative(Veterinary) · Haiti · "

10 additional documented entries remain in the source record.

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

• Yellow Oleander (Thevetia peruviana) Toxicity from a Misrepresented Dietary Supplement: A Case Report. · 2026 source ↗
• Nature's Poison Pill: A Case of Digoxin-Like Toxicity From the Seed of the Ornamental Plant Thevetia peruviana. · 2026 source ↗
• Biocontrol potential of fungal endophytes isolated from Thevetia Peruviana (Pers.). K. Schum. · 2025 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• ACETYL-THEVETIN-B
• CARDENOLIDES
• NERIIFOLIN
• THEVERIDOSIL
• THEVIBIOSIDE
• 2'-O-ACETYLCERBEROSIDE
• ALPHA-AMYRIN
• BETA-AMYRIN-ACETATE
• ARACHIDIC-ACID
• BETULIN
• CANNOGENIC-ACID
• CAOUTCHOUC
• EIP-PERUVIOL-ACETATE
• FAT
• HESPERITIN-7-GLUCOSIDE
• KOKILPHIN

Legality

No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.

Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.

Reference images

Sources

Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

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