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/ NEER-ee-əm), [2] commonly known as oleander or rosebay, [3] is a shrub or small tree cultivated worldwide in temperate and subtropical areas as an ornamental and landscaping plant. It is the only species currently classified in the genus Nerium , belonging to subfamily Apocynoideae of the dogbane family Apocynaceae .
Cascabela thevetia is an evergreen tropical shrub or small tree. Its leaves are willow-like, linear-lanceolate, and glossy green in color. They are covered in waxy coating to reduce water loss (typical of oleanders). Its stem is green turning silver/gray as it ages. [5] Flowers bloom from summer to fall.
Olea oleaster, the wild-olive, has been considered by various botanists a valid species and a subspecies [1] of the cultivated olive tree, Olea europea, which is a tree of multiple origins [2] that was domesticated, it now appears, at various places during the fourth and third millennia BCE, in selections drawn from varying local populations. [3]
Apocynoideae also includes many popular landscaping and ornamental species, one of the best-known, and most infamous, being the oleander (Nerium oleander); the subfamily also contains remarkable pachycaul genera like Adenium and Pachypodium. Strophanthus speciosus Nerium oleander Chonemorpha fragrans Pentalinon luteum
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 ...
oleander-leaf podocarp Podocarpaceae (podocarp family) Sciadopityaceae: koyamaki family; Sciadopitys: sciadopitys trees; Sciadopitys verticillata: koyamaki; umbrella-pine Sciadopityaceae (umbrella pine family) Taxaceae: yew family; Taxus: yew trees; Taxus baccata: European yew Taxaceae (yew family) Taxus brevifolia: Pacific yew Taxaceae (yew ...
It is a small to medium-sized deciduous shrub or tree, ranging from 3–15 m (10–49 ft) in height [2] but also reaching up to 18 m. [3] The bark is smooth, yellowish-brown and about 10 mm thick, producing a milky-white latex. Leaves are simple, oppositely arranged, ovate, obtusely acuminate and are 10–20 cm long and 5 cm wide.
Oleaceae, also known as the olive family or sometimes the lilac family, is a taxonomic family of flowering shrubs, trees, and a few lianas in the order Lamiales. [1] It presently comprises 28 genera, one of which is recently extinct. [2] The extant genera include Cartrema, which was resurrected in 2012. [3]