Nerium

Nerium oleander, Ouarzazate, Morocco

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gentianales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Gentianales

Familia: Apocynaceae
Subfamilia: Apocynoideae
Tribus: Nerieae
Subtribus: Neriinae
Genus: Nerium
Species: N. oleander

Name

Nerium L., Sp. Pl. 1: 209. (1753)

• monotypic taxon

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Oleander Medik., Act. Acad. Theod. Palat. 6. Phys. 381 (1790)
  • Nerion Tourn. ex St.-Lag., Ann. Soc. Bot. Lyon 7: 130 (1880), orth. var.

References

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 209. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Nerium in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Feb. 23. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Nerium. Published online. Accessed: Feb. 23 2020.

Note:

• Nerium disentericum Moc. & Sessé, Anales Inst. Med.-Nac. Mexico 6: 79 (1903) is a nomen nudum without known application. It is recorded as a Mexican plant by the International Plant Names Index (2009 Aug 25).

Vernacular names

العربية: تفلة
বাংলা: করবী
català: Baladre
čeština: Oleandr obecný
dansk: Nerie
Deutsch: Oleander
English: Oleander
Esperanto: Oleandro
فارسی: خرزهره
suomi: Oleanterit
français: Laurier rose
galego: Adelfa
עברית: הרדוף הנחלים
hornjoserbsce: Oleander
magyar: Leander
日本語: キョウチクトウ
ქართული: ოლეანდრე
മലയാളം: അരളി
Nederlands: Oleander
norsk nynorsk: Oleander
norsk: Oleander
polski: Oleander
português: Oleandro
русский: Олеандр
sardu: Oliandru
српски / srpski: Олеандер
svenska: Oleandersläktet
తెలుగు: గన్నేరు
ไทย: ยี่โถ
lea faka-Tonga: Lolie
Türkçe: Zakkum
українська: Олеандр індійський
Tiếng Việt: Trúc đào
中文: 夾竹桃

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