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Nerium oleander L.
Family Apocynaceae
Common name: Oleander

Nerium oleander L. APNI*

Description: Shrub, often with many stems from near ground level, up to c. 8 m high, sap watery.

Leaves narrow-elliptic to lanceolate, 6–20 cm long, 10–30 mm wide, apex acute, base tapered, margins entire, lamina leathery, both surfaces ?glabrous, lower surface paler; secondary veins > 30; petiole mm long.

Inflorescence corymbose. Calyx 3–4 mm long. Corolla usually 3–4 cm diam., usually pink; tube 20–25 mm long; lobes c. 20 mm long, rounded, spreading. Folliscles 8–15 cm long, 5–10 mm wide, reddish brown.


Illustration
M. Maiden

Habitat
Photo J. R. Hosking

Habit
Photo J. R. Hosking

Other photo
Photo J. R. Hosking

Herbarium
Sheet

Flowering: summer.

Distribution and occurrence: Commonly grown as an ornamental, occasionally naturalized. Native of Medit. region.
NSW subdivisions: *CC, *NWS, ?LHI
Other Australian states: *Qld *S.A.
AVH map***

All parts toxic if eaten by humans or animals. Smoke should not be inhaled if the plants are burnt.

Text by G. J. Harden & J. B. Williams
Taxon concept: Flora of NSW 3 (1992)


APNI* Provides a link to the Australian Plant Name Index (hosted by the Australian National Botanic Gardens) for comprehensive bibliographic data
***The AVH map option provides a detailed interactive Australia wide distribution map drawn from collections held by all major Australian herbaria participating in the Australian Virtual Herbarium project.
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