Nerium oleander L.
Family: Apocynaceae
Common names (English):
Common names (English):
Oleander, Commun oleander, Indian oleander
Local name (Kannada):
Habit: Shrub
Distribution:
From Mediterranean through Persia, Afghanistan to West Himalayas.
Use: Ornamental.
Description:
Shrubs or small trees. Leaves pinnate, crowded at twig-ends; leaflets 15-25, asymmetrical, oblique, oblong-lanceolate, margin entire, apex acute. Panicles terminal, corymbose, many-flowered. Flowers small, white. Sepals c. 1 x 1 mm. Petals 5, white. Stamens 10, 5 longer than the others. Berry 8-11 mm across, subglobose, purplish-black when ripe.