
- Hindi
- पीला कनेर
- Botanical
- Cascabela thevetia
- Family
- Apocynaceae
About the plant
Narrow willow leaves and yellow bells; tough, fast and equally poisonous.
Growing it
Poisonous seed — not a school or playground plant.
What it is for
Quick screening and colour on dry difficult ground.
How to grow
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Water
- Fortnightly
- Season
- Jun–Jul
- Grows in
- Garden / ground, Terrace / rooftop
- Mature size
- 3–5 m
- First harvest
- Flowers from year two
Poisonous seed — not a school or playground plant.
Traditional uses
Traditionally used — recorded as tradition, not as established effect. The two registers below are kept separate on purpose.
Traditional knowledge
Quick screening and colour on dry difficult ground.
Scientific evidence
This record has not yet assessed the research on these uses. Absence of an assessment here is not evidence either way.
Important: Traditional plant use does not replace professional medical advice. Do not treat a condition on the strength of this page — speak to a doctor.
Ecological value
Where it grows in India
- Review
- Not yet reviewed by a named specialist
- Published