Cascabela

For the rattlesnake species see Crotalus durissus; for the municipality in Colombia, see Aguachica

Cascabela is a genus of flowering plants in the dogbane family, Apocynaceae. It is native to Mexico, Central America, and South America.^[2][3]

Cascabela
Cascabela thevetia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Apocynaceae
Subfamily:	Rauvolfioideae
Genus:	Cascabela Raf.[1]
Type species
Cascabela peruviana (syn of C. thevetia) (Pers.) Raf.

Species

As of November 2023^[update], Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:^[1]

• Cascabela balsaensis L.O.Alvarado & J.C.Soto – Michoacán in Mexico
• Cascabela gaumeri (Hemsl.) Lippold - Veracruz, Tabasco, Yucatán Peninsula, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica
• Cascabela ovata (Cav.) Lippold - Central America, much of Mexico
• Cascabela pinifolia (Standl. & Steyerm.) L.O.Alvarado & Ochot.-Booth - C + S Mexico
• Cascabela thevetia (L.) Lippold - Latin America from N Mexico to NE Argentina
• Cascabela thevetioides (Kunth) Lippold - Mexico