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Nerium oleander

Nerium oleander L.

oleander

Cultivar(s): Hardy Red
Nerium oleander (Oleander)
Image ID: 4561
Image by: Hardin, J.W.
Image Collection: Herbarium Collection

PLANT INDEX

ID_PLANT: NEOL
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Nerium oleander
Include in WOTAS: 0
Publish to Web: 1
Last Modified: 2020-01-01

CULTIVAR INDEX

Cult_id Cultivar_name Action
1447 Hardy Red View

GENUS INDEX

GENUS CODE: NERIU
GENUS SCIENTIFIC: Nerium
GENUS AUTHORITY: L.
GENUS COMMON: Oleander
GENUS SUMMARY: A monotypic genus, a shrub, of Mediterranean Europe.
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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).

NCBG DESCRIPTIVES

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DURATION: Perennial
HABIT: Shrub, Tree

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NATIVE RANGE: Mediterranean to western China

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GRIM ACCESSIONS

acc_id acc_num acc_dt coll_id Action
1351 1986-1126 View
2901 1987-0433 View
7626 2000-0389 2006-11-16 View

GRIM PLANTINGS

plt_num acc_id loc_num pers_num inst_dt Action
2357 1351 83 NCBG staff 0000-00-00 View
4811 2901 8 NCBG staff 1982-06-09 View
10796 7626 83 NCBG staff 2000-01-01 View

USDA PLANTS DATABASE

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.
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RANGE MAP: Nerium oleander.png

Key to Map Symbols
ABOUT 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.
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HERBARIUM RESOURCES

SERNEC: Find Nerium oleander in Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available)
UNC SERNEC: Find Nerium oleander in University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Herbarium - Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available)

WEB RESOURCES

USDA: Find Nerium oleander in USDA Plants
NPIN: Find Nerium oleander in NPIN Database
FNA: Find Nerium oleander in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Nerium oleander

IMAGE USE RECORDS

ID IMAGE: 4561 - Primary Image FloraQuest Plant Detail Page (Landscape Preferred)
ID IMAGE1: 4561 - Primary Image WOTAS
ID IMAGE2: 0 - Secondary Image WOTAS
ID IMAGE3: 4561 - Primary Image Plant Sale Sign (Landscape Only)
ID IMAGE4: 0 - Primary Image New Plant Sale Label (Portrait Only)

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