GENUS CODE: NERIU GENUS SCIENTIFIC:Nerium GENUS AUTHORITY: L. GENUS COMMON: Oleander GENUS SUMMARY: A monotypic genus, a shrub, of Mediterranean Europe. GENUS IDENTIFICATION: GENUS REFERENCES:
FAMILY INDEX
FAMILY CODE: APOCYN FAMILY SCIENTIFIC:Apocynaceae FAMILY AUTHORITY: A.L. de Jussieu 1789 FAMILY COMMON: Dogbane Family FAMILY SUMMARY: As here circumscribed including the Asclepiadaceae, a family of about 480 genera and about 4800 species, lianas, shrubs, herbs, and trees, widespread in tropical and temperate areas. There appears to be overwhelming evidence favoring the combination of the Asclepiadaceae into the Apocynaceae; see, for instance, Rosatti (1989), Sennblad & Bremer (1996), and many others. FAMILY REFERENCE: Rosatti (1989); Liede (1997a).
USDA Symbol: NEOL
USDA Common Name: Oleander
Native Status: L48 (I), PR (I), VI (I)
Distribution: USA (AL, AZ, CA, FL, GA, LA, MS, NC, SC, TX, UM, UT), USA+ (PR, VI)
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Tree,Shrub
WEAKLEY FLORA
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Nerium oleander
COMMON NAME: Oleander
SYNONYMY: [= K, S, WH3]
PHENOLOGY:
HABITAT: Frequently cultivated, especially on barrier islands (because of its salt resistance), sometimes persistent; native of Mediterranean Europe.
COMMENTS:
RANGE MAP: Nerium oleander.png
Key to Map SymbolsABOUT FAMILY (Weakley Flora) Apocynaceae A.L. de Jussieu 1789 (Dogbane Family) SUMMARY: As here circumscribed including the Asclepiadaceae, a family of about 480 genera and about 4800 species, lianas, shrubs, herbs, and trees, widespread in tropical and temperate areas. There appears to be overwhelming evidence favoring the combination of the Asclepiadaceae into the Apocynaceae; see, for instance, Rosatti (1989), Sennblad & Bremer (1996), and many others. REFERENCE: Rosatti (1989); Liede (1997a).ABOUT GENUS (Weakley Flora) Nerium L. (Oleander) SUMMARY: A monotypic genus, a shrub, of Mediterranean Europe. REFERENCE:
HERBARIUM RESOURCES
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