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Overview
Comprehensive Description
Description
Small succulent shrub with sprawling woody stems bearing numerous leaf scars, or small tree, to 1.5 m. Leaves broadly obovate, sessile or subsessile, clustered near the stem apex; petiole winged. Corolla white or greenish, up to 2.3 cm long; lobes up to 1 cm with whitish crenulate margins. Fruit black or bluish, ellipsoid or spherical.
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Flora of Zimbabwe
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Distribution
Localities documented in Tropicos sources
Cascabela ovata (Cav.) Lippold:
Costa Rica (Mesoamerica)
El Salvador (Mesoamerica)
Mexico (Mesoamerica)
Nicaragua (Mesoamerica)
Guatemala (Mesoamerica)
Note: This information is based on publications available through Tropicos and may not represent the entire distribution. Tropicos does not categorize distributions as native or non-native.
Costa Rica (Mesoamerica)
El Salvador (Mesoamerica)
Mexico (Mesoamerica)
Nicaragua (Mesoamerica)
Guatemala (Mesoamerica)
Note: This information is based on publications available through Tropicos and may not represent the entire distribution. Tropicos does not categorize distributions as native or non-native.
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Linares, J. L. 2003 [2005]. Listado comentado de los árboles nativos y cultivados en la república de El Salvador. Ceiba 44(2): 105–268.
http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/1029566
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Gentry, A. H. 2001. Apocynaceae. In: W.D. Stevens, C. Ulloa Ulloa, A. Pool & O.M. Montiel (eds.). Fl. Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1): 116–132.
http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/1019189
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Morales, J. F. 2006. Estudios en las Apocynaceae Neotropicales XXVIII: La familia Apocynaceae (Apocynoideae, Rauvolfioideae) de El Salvador, Centroamérica. Darwiniana 44(2): 453–489.
http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/1030580
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Morales, J. F. 2009. La familia Apocynaceae (Apocynoideae, Rauvolfioideae) en Guatemala. Darwiniana 47(1): 140–184.
http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/100000448
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García-Mendoza, A. J. & J. Meave del Castillo. 2011. Divers. Florist. Oaxaca 1–351. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria.
http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/100009052
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Localities documented in Tropicos sources
Scaevola plumieri (L.) Vahl:
Angola (Africa & Madagascar)
Brazil (South America)
Ecuador (South America)
Mexico (Mesoamerica)
Madagascar (Africa & Madagascar)
Senegal (Africa & Madagascar)
Sri Lanka (Asia)
Somalia (Africa & Madagascar)
United States (North America)
South Africa (Africa & Madagascar)
Venezuela (South America)
Note: This information is based on publications available through Tropicos and may not represent the entire distribution. Tropicos does not categorize distributions as native or non-native.
Angola (Africa & Madagascar)
Brazil (South America)
Ecuador (South America)
Mexico (Mesoamerica)
Madagascar (Africa & Madagascar)
Senegal (Africa & Madagascar)
Sri Lanka (Asia)
Somalia (Africa & Madagascar)
United States (North America)
South Africa (Africa & Madagascar)
Venezuela (South America)
Note: This information is based on publications available through Tropicos and may not represent the entire distribution. Tropicos does not categorize distributions as native or non-native.
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Forzza, R. C. & et al. 2010. 2010 Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil. http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010/.
http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/100002289
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Lawesson, J. E., H. Adsersen & P. Bentley. 1987. An updated and annotated check list of the vascular plants of the Galapagos Islands. Rep. Bot. Inst. Univ. Aarhus 16: 1–74.
http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/43197
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Porter, D. M. 1983. Vascular plants of the Galapagos: Origins and dispersal. 33–54. In M. B. R. I. Bowman & A. E. Leviton Patt. Evol. Galapagos Org. Pacific Division, AAAS, San Francisco.
http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/43214
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Viguier, R. & H. Humbert. 1923. Plantes recoltees a Madagascar en 1912, IV. Bull. Soc. Linn. Normandie ser. 7, 6: 169–200.
http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/8935
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Long, R. W. & O. K. Lakela. 1971. Fl. Trop. Florida i–xvii, 1–962. University of Miami Press, Coral Cables.
http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/1506
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Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez. (eds.) 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75: i–viii, 1–1181.
http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/42250
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Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Man. Vasc. Pl. Texas i–xv, 1–1881. The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson.
http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/1493
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Sousa Sánchez, M. & E. F. Cabrera Cano. 1983. Flora de Quintana Roo. Listados Floríst. México 2: 1–100.
http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/512
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Small, J. K. 1933. Man. S.E. Fl. i–xxii, 1–1554. Published by the Author, New York.
http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/1515
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Wiggins, I. L. & D. M. Porter. 1971. Fl. Galápagos Isl. i–xx, 1–998. Stanford University Press, Stanford.
http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/73
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Welman, W. G. & G. Condy. 2001. Scaevola plumieri, Goodeniaceae. Fl. Pl. Africa 57: 104–107.
http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/1018083
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Jeppesen, S. 1981. 189B. Goodeniaceae. 14: 175–178. In G. W. Harling & B. B. Sparre (eds.) Fl. Ecuador. University of Göteborg and Swedish Museum of Natural history, Göteborg and Stockholm.
http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/27683
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Guillaumet, J. L. 1978. Goodeniacees. Fl. Madagasc. 188: 27–32.
http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/1166
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Hokche, O., P. E. Berry & O. Huber. 2008. 1–860. In O. Hokche, P. E. Berry & O. Huber Nuevo Cat. Fl. Vasc. Venezuela. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela, Caracas.
http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/1033110
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Missouri Botanical Garden
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Worldwide distribution
Widespread on African coasts from Somalia south to the Cape and in W Africa from S. Tomé to Angola. Also in the Mascarenes, Sri Lanka, Florida and tropical S America.
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Flora of Zimbabwe
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Gulf of Mexico
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Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
http://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=sourcedetails&id=145245
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World Register of Marine Species
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National Distribution
United States
Origin: Native
Regularity: Regularly occurring
Currently: Present
Confidence: Confident
Type of Residency: Year-round
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Localities documented in Tropicos sources
Cerbera ovata Cav.:
Mexico (Mesoamerica)
Note: This information is based on publications available through Tropicos and may not represent the entire distribution. Tropicos does not categorize distributions as native or non-native.
Mexico (Mesoamerica)
Note: This information is based on publications available through Tropicos and may not represent the entire distribution. Tropicos does not categorize distributions as native or non-native.
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SPECIMEN BASED RECORD. Published protolog data.
http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/9990002
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Localities documented in Tropicos sources
Cerbera cuneifolia Kunth:
Mexico (Mesoamerica)
Note: This information is based on publications available through Tropicos and may not represent the entire distribution. Tropicos does not categorize distributions as native or non-native.
Mexico (Mesoamerica)
Note: This information is based on publications available through Tropicos and may not represent the entire distribution. Tropicos does not categorize distributions as native or non-native.
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SPECIMEN BASED RECORD. Published protolog data.
http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/9990002
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Missouri Botanical Garden
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Localities documented in Tropicos sources
Thevetia plumeriifolia Benth.:
El Salvador (Mesoamerica)
Guatemala (Mesoamerica)
Honduras (Mesoamerica)
Mexico (Mesoamerica)
Note: This information is based on publications available through Tropicos and may not represent the entire distribution. Tropicos does not categorize distributions as native or non-native.
El Salvador (Mesoamerica)
Guatemala (Mesoamerica)
Honduras (Mesoamerica)
Mexico (Mesoamerica)
Note: This information is based on publications available through Tropicos and may not represent the entire distribution. Tropicos does not categorize distributions as native or non-native.
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SPECIMEN BASED RECORD. Published protolog data.
http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/9990002
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Cowan, C. P. 1983. Flora de Tabasco. Listados Floríst. México 1: 1–123.
http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/511
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Molina Rosito, A. 1975. Enumeración de las plantas de Honduras. Ceiba 19(1): 1–118.
http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/866
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Nelson Sutherland, C. H. 2001 [2002]. Plantas descritas originalmente de Honduras y sus nomenclaturas equivalentas actuales. Ceiba 42(1): 1–71.
http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/1020811
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Standley, P. C. & L. O. Williams. 1969. Apocynaceae. In Standley, P. C. & L. O. Williams (eds.), Flora of Guatemala - Part VIII, Number 4. Fieldiana, Bot. 24(8/4): 334–407.
http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/6586
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Breedlove, D. E. 1986. Flora de Chiapas. Listados Floríst. México 4: i–v, 1–246.
http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/513
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Reyes-García, A. & M. Sousa Sánchez. 1997. Depresión central de Chiapas. La selva baja caducifolia. Listados Floríst. México 17: 1–41.
http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/1010515
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Pérez, A., M. Sousa Sánchez, A. M. Hanan-Alipi, F. Chiang Cabrera & P. Tenorio L. 2005. Vegetación terrestre. 65–110. In Biodivers. Tabasco. CONABIO-UNAM, México.
http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/1030034
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Localities documented in Tropicos sources
Thevetia ovata (Cav.) A. DC.:
Costa Rica (Mesoamerica)
El Salvador (Mesoamerica)
Guatemala (Mesoamerica)
Honduras (Mesoamerica)
Mexico (Mesoamerica)
Note: This information is based on publications available through Tropicos and may not represent the entire distribution. Tropicos does not categorize distributions as native or non-native.
Costa Rica (Mesoamerica)
El Salvador (Mesoamerica)
Guatemala (Mesoamerica)
Honduras (Mesoamerica)
Mexico (Mesoamerica)
Note: This information is based on publications available through Tropicos and may not represent the entire distribution. Tropicos does not categorize distributions as native or non-native.
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SPECIMEN BASED RECORD. Published protolog data.
http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/9990002
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Molina Rosito, A. 1975. Enumeración de las plantas de Honduras. Ceiba 19(1): 1–118.
http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/866
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Standley, P. C. & L. O. Williams. 1969. Apocynaceae. In Standley, P. C. & L. O. Williams (eds.), Flora of Guatemala - Part VIII, Number 4. Fieldiana, Bot. 24(8/4): 334–407.
http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/6586
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Breedlove, D. E. 1986. Flora de Chiapas. Listados Floríst. México 4: i–v, 1–246.
http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/513
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Reyes-García, A. & M. Sousa Sánchez. 1997. Depresión central de Chiapas. La selva baja caducifolia. Listados Floríst. México 17: 1–41.
http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/1010515
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Morales, J. F. 2005. Estudios en las Apocynaceae neotropicales XIX: La familia Apocynaceae s. str. (Apocynoideae, Rauvolfioideae) de Costa Rica. Darwiniana 43(1–4): 90–191.
http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/1030374
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Davidse, G., M. Sousa Sánchez, S. Knapp & F. Chiang Cabrera. (eds.) 2009. Cucurbitaceae a Polemoniaceae. Fl. Mesoamer. 4(1): 1–855.
http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/1031708
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Localities documented in Tropicos sources
Thevetia cuneifolia (Kunth) A. DC.:
Mexico (Mesoamerica)
Note: This information is based on publications available through Tropicos and may not represent the entire distribution. Tropicos does not categorize distributions as native or non-native.
Mexico (Mesoamerica)
Note: This information is based on publications available through Tropicos and may not represent the entire distribution. Tropicos does not categorize distributions as native or non-native.
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SPECIMEN BASED RECORD. Published protolog data.
http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/9990002
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Missouri Botanical Garden
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Ecology
Habitat
Depth range based on 6 specimens in 1 taxon.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 1 - 1
Note: this information has not been validated. Check this *note*. Your feedback is most welcome.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 1 - 1
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Molecular Biology and Genetics
Molecular Biology
Statistics of barcoding coverage: Cascabela ovata
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 0
Specimens with Barcodes: 2
Species With Barcodes: 1
Public Records: 0
Specimens with Barcodes: 2
Species With Barcodes: 1
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Statistics of barcoding coverage: Thevetia ovata
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 0
Specimens with Barcodes: 6
Species With Barcodes: 1
Public Records: 0
Specimens with Barcodes: 6
Species With Barcodes: 1
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Barcode data: Scaevola plumieri
The following is a representative barcode sequence, the centroid of all available sequences for this species.
No available public DNA sequences.
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No available public DNA sequences.
Download FASTA File
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Statistics of barcoding coverage: Scaevola plumieri
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 1
Specimens with Barcodes: 1
Species With Barcodes: 1
Public Records: 1
Specimens with Barcodes: 1
Species With Barcodes: 1
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Conservation
Conservation Status
NatureServe Conservation Status
Rounded Global Status Rank: G5 - Secure
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National NatureServe Conservation Status
United States
Rounded National Status Rank: N4 - Apparently Secure
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