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More than 2200 species of the wild flora and fauna photographed in Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico and the surrounding area.
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Gentians, Dogbanes, and Madders of Zihuatanejo
ORDER GENTIANALES
Cascabela ovata
Cascabela ovata
Flowers by Colour
-Vascular Plants (Phylum Tracheophyta)
-Flowering Plants (Subphylum Angiospermae)
-Gentians, Dogbanes, Madders, and Allies (Order Gentianales)
-Dogbane Family (Family Apocynaceae)
-Subfamily Rauvolfioideae
-Genus Cascabela
-Cascabela ovata
The native range of Cascabela ovata is Mexico to Central America. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome. The fruits are toxic.
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