Scientific Name :
Nerium oleander L.
Synonym :
Nerium indicum Mill.
Nerium flavescens Spin
Common Name : Oleander, Kaner.
Plant Family : Apocynaceae
Habit : Shrub
Plant Description
Flowering & Fruiting : January to December
Flower Colour : Rose pink
Description : Height: Upto 5 m
Stem: Grey, smooth
Leaves: Elliptical, oblong, lanceolate, 2 to 3 arising from one point, shining, acuminate apex, tapering at both ends
Flowers: Bracteate, fragrant, calyx 5 lobed, petals 5 overlapping, stamens 5, bicarpellary, style long, flower colour red, white or pink
Inflorescence:Cymose terminal panicles
Fruits: Follicles
Native/ Exotic : N
Locality : HN
Distribution Range : China, India
Uses : It is used as rat poison
It is used as an ornamental plants.
