Nerium oleander
A species in the Apocynaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Gentianales
- Family
- Apocynaceae
- Genus
- Nerium
- Species
- Nerium oleander
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1753
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Nerium oleander. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
27 synonyms in this snapshot
- Nerion oleandrumName author: St.-Lag.
- Nerium carneumName author: hort. ex Dum.Cours.
- Nerium flavescensName author: Spin
- Nerium floridumName author: Salisb.
- Nerium grandiflorumName author: Desf.
- Nerium indicumName author: Mill.
- Nerium indicum f. leucanthumName author: (Makino) Okuyama
- Nerium indicum subsp. kotschyiName author: (Boiss.) Rech.f.
- Nerium indicum var. leucanthumName author: Makino
- Nerium indicum var. lutescensName author: Makino
- Nerium indicum var. plenumName author: Makino
- Nerium japonicumName author: hort. ex Gentil
- Nerium kotschyiName author: Boiss.
- Nerium latifoliumName author: Mill.
- Nerium lauriformeName author: Lam.
- Nerium luteumName author: Nois. ex Steud.
- Nerium mascatenseName author: A.DC.
- Nerium odoratissimumName author: Wender.
- Nerium odoratumName author: Lam.
- Nerium odorumName author: Aiton
- Nerium oleander subsp. kurdicumName author: Rech.f.
- Nerium oleander var. indicumName author: (Mill.) O.Deg. & Greenwell
- Nerium splendensName author: hort. ex Paxton
- Nerium thyrsiflorumName author: Paxton
- Nerium verecundumName author: Salisb.
- Oleander indicaName author: (Mill.) Medik.
- Oleander vulgarisName author: Medik.
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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