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The taxonomic name Nerium oleander was first assigned by Linnaeus in 1753. [7] The genus name Nerium is the Latinized form of the Ancient Greek name for the plant nẽrion (νήριον), which is in turn derived from the Greek for water, nẽros (νηρός), because of the natural habitat of the oleander along rivers and streams.
Peruvian oleander; lucky nut; yellow oleander Apocynaceae (dogbane family) Cascabela thevetioides: giant thevetia; be-still tree Apocynaceae (dogbane family) Nerium: oleander; Nerium oleander: oleander Apocynaceae (dogbane family) Plumeria: frangipani trees; Plumeria alba: white frangipani Apocynaceae (dogbane family) Plumeria inodora: odorless ...
Cascabela thevetia (synonym Thevetia peruviana) is a poisonous plant native throughout Mexico and in Central America, and cultivated widely as an ornamental. It is a relative of Nerium oleander, giving it a common name yellow oleander.
Wrightia tinctoria, Pala indigo plant or dyer's oleander, [1] is a flowering plant species in the genus Wrightia found in India, southeast Asia and Australia.It is found in dry and moist regions in its distribution.
Females may be wingless or winged , the production of the alate form occurs a higher rate in those regions where it is necessary for oleander aphid to migrate each year on to temporary hosts. [ 11 ] Oleander aphid has a wide range of hosts, but mainly feeds on plants in the dogbane family , including milkweeds , oleander and periwinkle . [ 9 ]
Alyxia ilicifolia, commonly known as native holly, is a species of plant in the oleander and frangipani family Apocynaceae, found only in the Wet Tropics bioregion of Queensland, Australia. It was first described by German-born Australian botanist Ferdinand von Mueller in 1864.
The oleander is a poisonous plant grown as an ornamental. Oleander may also refer to: The Oleander wattle, tree native to Australia; Oleander, California, in Fresno County; MV Oleander, ferry; Oleander moth, Syntomeida epilais; Oleander hawk-moth, Daphnis nerii; Oleander-Rennen, German horse race; Oleander (band), American post-grunge band, or ...
This region has 4,004 species of plants from 1201 genera in 182 families. Many lack common names. Many have more than one common name, but only one is listed. Native and non-native taxa are included. [1]