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Definition of Genus thevetia
1. Noun. Genus of poisonous tropical American evergreen shrubs and trees having entire leaves and large cymose flowers.
Generic synonyms: Dicot Genus, Magnoliopsid Genus
Group relationships: Apocynaceae, Dogbane Family, Family Apocynaceae
Member holonyms: Thevetia Neriifolia, Thevetia Peruviana, Yellow Oleander
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Thevetia
Literary usage of Genus thevetia
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Catalogue of the Vegetable Productions of the Presidency of Bombay by George Christopher Molesworth Birdwood (1865)
"There is a genus Thevetia, but the genus Cerbera includes no transfer from that
genus (?), and it is wrong to give a specific term, unless an old generic, ..."
2. Contributions to the Paleobotany of Peru, Bolivia and Chile: Five Papers by Edward Wilber Berry (1922)
"All have been compared with existing species of the Amazon basin, which they
closely resemble. The genus Thevetia, with few species, is still confined to ..."
3. Catalogue of the Economic Products of the Presidency of Bombay: Being a by George Christopher Molesworth Birdwood (1862)
"There is a genus Thevetia, but the genus Cerbera includes no transfer from that
genus (?), and it is wrong to give a specific term, unless an old generic, ..."
4. Proceedings of the American Pharmaceutical Association at the Annual Meeting by American Pharmaceutical Association, National Pharmaceutical Convention, American Pharmaceutical Association Meeting (1893)
"... is a glucoside obtained from a Mexican plant of the genus Thevetia. It is a
yellowish, amorphous, bitter powder, easily soluble in water and alcohol; ..."
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