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*Nerium oleander Linnaeus. Common name: Oleander. Phenology: Apr-Jul. Habitat: Frequently cultivated, especially on barrier islands (because of its salt resistance), sometimes persistent or weakly naturalizing. Distribution: Native of Mediterranean Europe.

Origin/Endemic status: Mediterranean Europe and Africa

Synonymy ⓘ: = Bah, Fl5, FNA14, K4, Meso4.1, S, Tx, WH3; = n/a — RAB. Basionym: Nerium oleander L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Nerium oleander - FNA14

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native range: Mediterranean to western China



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