Citation: L., Sp. Pl. 209 (1753).

Synonymy: Not Applicable

Common name: Oleander.

Description:
Shrubs or trees to 4 m high; leaves often in whorls of 3, leathery, narrow- or narrowly lanceolate-elliptic, usually 10-20 x 1-3 cm, shortly petiolate, with the mid-vein prominent below; bracts caducous.

Calyx glandular inside, 5-7 mm long; corolla pink to red, 2.5-4.5 cm long; anther appendages long, filiform, hairy.

Follicles usually 10-16 cm long; seeds long-comose.

Published illustration: Macoboy (1969) What flower is that?, pp. 212, 213.

Distribution:  Especially likely to occur along river-beds in dryish areas. S.Aust.: NU, GT, FR, EA, MU, SL.   Qld.   Native to the Mediterranean. Conservation status: naturalised Flowering time: mainly summer.

SA Distribution Map based on current data relating to specimens held in the State Herbarium of South Australia

Biology: Extremely poisonous.

Author: Not yet available