Common name
English: Oleander
German: Oleander
Mandarin: 欧洲夹竹桃 (jia zhu tao)
Portuguese: Cevadilha, Loendro
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2659)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2572)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2167)
Order: Gentianales (113)
Family: Apocynaceae (37)(family description)
Genus: Nerium (1)
Epithet: oleander L. (1)
Synonyms: Nerion oleandrum St.-Lag., Nerium carneum Dum.Cours., Nerium flavescens Spin, Nerium floridum Salisb., Nerium floridum Salisb., Nerium grandiflorum Desf., Nerium indicum Mill., Nerium kotschyi Boiss., Nerium latifolium Mill.
flavescens => yellowish
floridum => flowering
grandiflorum => with flowers larger than the normal
indicum => of Indian origin
kotschyi => in honor of Theodor Kotschy (1813–1866), Austrian botanist and plant collector in North African and western Asia
latifolium => with broad leaves
oleander => probably in reference to the olive-like leaves
Characteristics
Climate: tropical
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: shrub
Flower colour: violet, pink, red
External links
Check for Nerium oleander at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [314] Nerium oleander - Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)
- [609] Nerium oleander - Plants For A Future database
- [1586] Nerium oleander - Flora of China @ efloras.org