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*Thevetia peruviana (Persoon) K. Schumann. Common name: Luckynut, French Trumpetflower. Phenology: Jan-Dec. Habitat: Disturbed areas, escaped from cultivation. Distribution: Native of tropical America.

Origin/Endemic status: Neotropics

Synonymy ⓘ: = Bah, Fl5, FNA14, Meso4.1, WH3; = Cerbera thevetia L.; Cerbera peruviana C.H. Persoon. Basionym: Cerbera peruviana Pers. 1805

Links to other floras: = Thevetia peruviana - FNA14

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Wetland Indicator Status:

• Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: UPL
• Great Plains: UPL

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