Yellow oleander, Captain Cook tree
Cascabela thevetia, Fam. Apocynaceae
Usually much-branched shrub to 4m but, sometimes a tree to 10m, milky sap. Previously Thevetia preruviana.
| Weed Category: |
Restricted invasive plants Category 3 Plants declared invasive under the Biosecurity Act 2014, that are present in QLD.
Not to be distributed or disposed of.
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| Weed: | Yes |
| Form or habit: | Shrub, Small tree |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Leaf: | Simple Alternate Alternate, linear, simple densely spiralled, dark glossy green above, narrow, pointed at tip, 93-150 x 4-15mm. |
| Flower conspicuous: | Conspicuous |
| Flower colour: |
Yellow |
| Flower description: | Yellow or peach, bell-shaped with 5 overlapping lobes, waxy, up to 50mm in diameter, scented, borne in several flowered clusters. |
| Fruit conspicuous: | Conspicuous |
| Fruit colour: |
Black, Green |
| Fruit: | Fleshy |
| Fruit description: | Lantern shaped, laterally compressed, fleshy drupes, 25-40mm in diameter, green ripening to black, with 4 seeds enclosed within 2 bony structures. |
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| Distribution | |
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| Toxicity: | Toxic if ingested, potential allergen, irritant sap, toxic or irritant to domestic pets, toxic to native animals. |
| Origin: | Tropical America |
| Notes: | Spread by: water, feral pigs, garden waste, gravity. Invades: bushland, creek banks and pastures. Notes: introduced as garden ornamental, all parts deadly poisonous, particularly the seeds. |
| Information sources: | Mackay Regional Pest Management Group (2018) Weeds of the Mackay Whitsunday Region Second Edition. |
