Plants · La Saladita, Guerrero

Be-still tree

Cascabela thevetia

Spanish: Venenillo

Be-still tree (Cascabela thevetia)
Photographed by joewhittaker on iNaturalist · CC-BY-NC

Cascabela thevetia (syn: Thevetia peruviana) is a poisonous plant native throughout Mexico and in Central America, and cultivated widely as an ornamental. It is a relative of Nerium oleander, giving it a common name yellow oleander, and is also called lucky nut in the West Indies. Most often recorded in Aug, Dec, Jul, Mar.

TaxonomyMagnoliopsida › Gentianales › Apocynaceae
Local records4 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)
Global records14,269 on iNaturalist
Recorded here2021 – 2023
Months recorded near La Saladita
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Recent local sightings

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Cite as: “Be-still tree (Cascabela thevetia) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/cascabela-thevetia/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.