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Taxon:  Nerium oleander L.



Summary
Genus:
Nerium
Family:
Apocynaceae
Subfamily:
Apocynoideae
Tribe:
Wrightieae
Nomen number:
25229
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 1:209. 1753
Verified:
01/24/2012 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
10 (10  active, 1  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Nerium indicum Mill.
Nerium odorum Aiton
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Reference(s)
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Common names
English
oleander –
rose bay –
rose-laurel –
Afrikaans
selonsroos –
French
laurier rose –
oleandre –
German
Oleander –
Japanese Rōmaji
kyōchiku-tō –
Portuguese (Brazil)
espirradeira –
oleandro –
Spanish
adelfa –
balandre –
laurel rosa –
pascua –
Swedish
nerium –
Transliterated Arabic
haban –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaAlgeria  
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaLibya  
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaMorocco  
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaTunisia  
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaNiger  
1NativeAsia-TemperateArabian PeninsulaOmanAl Batinah North 
1NativeAsia-TemperateArabian PeninsulaUnited Arab Emirates  
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaYunnan Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaAfghanistan  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaCyprus  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIran  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIraq  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIsrael  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaJordan  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaLebanon  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaSyria  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaTurkey  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaJammu and Kashmir 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaPunjab 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentNepal  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentPakistan  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeAlbania  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeCroatia  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeGreece incl. Crete & e. Aegean Islands
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly incl. Sardinia, Sicily
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeMalta  
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance incl. Corsica
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropePortugal  
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain incl. Baleares
2Cultivated    also cult.
4Naturalized    widely natzd.
6Other    exact native range obscure
Native
Africa
  • NORTHERN AFRICA: Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia
  • WEST TROPICAL AFRICA: Niger
Asia-Temperate
  • ARABIAN PENINSULA: United Arab Emirates, Oman [Al Batinah North]
  • WESTERN ASIA: Afghanistan, Cyprus, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey
  • CHINA: China [Yunnan Sheng]
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India [Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab], Nepal, Pakistan
Europe
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Albania, Greece (incl. Crete & e. Aegean Islands), Croatia, Italy (incl. Sardinia, Sicily), Malta
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain (incl. Baleares), France (incl. Corsica), Portugal
Cultivated (also cult.)
Naturalized (widely natzd.)
Other (exact native range obscure)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Environmentalornamental Krüssmann, G. 1984. Manual of cultivated broad-leaved trees and shrubs (English translation of Handbuch der Laubgehölze. 1976)
Medicinesfolklorefide CRC MedHerbs ed2; Herbs Commerce ed2; Wealth India RM, as N. oleander & N. indica; Healing Pl India, as N. indicaMcGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Vertebrate poisonsmammalsfide Kingsbury, as N. oleander & N. indicum; Kellerman et al.; Lampe & McCann; Cooper & Johnson ed2Kellerman, T. S. et al. 1988. Plant poisonings and mycotoxicoses of livestock in Southern Africa Note: poisonous
Weedpotential seed contaminant Henderson, L. 2001. Alien weeds and invasive plants: a complete guide to declared weeds and invaders in South Africa. Plant Protection Research Institute, Handbook 12
Weedpotential seed contaminant Campbell, F. T., ed. 1995. Report of National Coalition of Exotic Plant Pest Councils (unpublished draft)
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=25229. Accessed 3 May 2025.