Vascular Plants
Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)
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The Australian Plant Name Index (APNI) is a tool for the botanical community that deals with plant names and their usage in the scientific literature, whether as a current name or synonym. APNI does not recommend any particular taxonomy or nomenclature. For a listing of currently accepted scientific names for the Australian vascular flora, please use the Australian Plant Census (APC) link above.
Apocynaceae Juss.
Nerium oleander L.
, legitimate , scientific
Linnaeus, C. (1 May 1753) , Species Plantarum 1 :
209
[tax. nov.]
Type:
"Habitat in Creta, Palaestina, Syria, India."
Webb, L.J. (1948) , Guide to the medicinal and poisonous plants of Queensland. Bulletin (CSIRO) 232 :
18
[secondary reference]
Chippendale, G.M. & Murray, L.R. (1963) , Poisonous Plants of the Northern Territory :
8, 83-84, Fig. 39
[secondary reference]
common name:
Oleander
[n/a]
Harden, G.J. & Williams, J.B. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1992) , Apocynaceae. Flora of New South Wales 3 :
516
[secondary reference]
common name:
Oleander
[n/a]
Forster, P.I. in Orchard, A.E. (ed.) (1996) , Apocynaceae. Flora of Australia 28 :
190, Map 223
APC
[secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym:
Nerium odorum Aiton
legitimate
common name:
Oleander
[n/a]
APC Dist.:
WA (naturalised), SA (naturalised), Qld (naturalised), NSW (naturalised), NI (doubtfully naturalised), Vic (doubtfully naturalised)
Taplin, R.L. & Symon, D.E. (29 September 2008) , Remnant horticultural plants at the site of the former Newman's Nursery, 1854-1932. Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens 22 :
89
[secondary reference]
common name:
Oleander
[n/a]
Barrett, Russell & Tay, Eng Pin (2016) , Perth Plants: a Field Guide to the Bushland and Coastal Flora of Kings Park and Bold Park Edn. 2 :
266-267, photos 8-11
[secondary reference]
common name:
Oleander
[n/a]