Nerium oleander L.

 
  • Family : APOCYNACEAE
    (Dogbane Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : KARONDA FAMILY (करौंदा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System IV) : Apocynaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Nerium odorum Aiton; Nerium indicum Mill.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Nerium oleander L.
  • Common name : Oleander Tree, Indian Oleander, Sweet Scented Oleander, Rose bay
  • Vernacular name :
    • Kaner, Kanel, Karpad, Kuruvira (Hindi)
    • Kanagile (Kannada)
    • Ganneru, Kastoori pattelu, Yerra ganeru, Karaviram (Telugu)
    • Konnari, Konero, Koribiro, Kaner (Oria)
    • Karaveera (Sanskrit)
    • Arali, Chuvanna-arali, Kanaveeram, Suprasam, Velutha-alari (Malayalam)
    • Sevvarali (Tamil)
  • Habit : Tree
  • Comments / notes : Mostly planted around households, gardens and places of worship.
  • Flower, Fruit : Throughout the year
  • Collector(s) Name : Cecil J. Saldanha; B.R.Ramesh, K.P.Sreenath
  • Collection Date : 30-03-1972, 21-04-1979
  • Collection Nos : SJC 18308, KFP 7237
  • Collection Locality : St. Louis Boarding House, Bengaluru; Hosadurga-Holalkere road, Chitradurga district
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Throughout Andhra Pradesh
    • Karnataka : Karnataka
    • Kerala : All districts of Kerala
    • Maharashtra : Thane (Vangani)
    • Odisha : Throughout Odisha
    • Jharkhand :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Himachal Pradesh : Himachal Pradesh
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Kameng
    • Delhi : Delhi
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
    • Punjab : Punjab
    • Jammu and Kashmir : Jammu and Kashmir
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : Andaman Islands
  • Native : Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Baleares, Corse, Cyprus, East Aegean Islands, France, Greece, Gulf States, India, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Morocco, Myanmar, Niger, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Portugal, Sardegna, Sicilia, Spain, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Baleares, Corse, Cyprus, East Aegean Islands, France, Greece, Gulf States, India, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Morocco, Myanmar, Niger, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Portugal, Sardegna, Sicilia, Spain, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia
  • Conservation Status : Least Concern (LC)
  • Literature :
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2
    • R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District
    • R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District
    • H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipahar (Similipal), Orissa
    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1.
    • Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4
    • Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
    • G.S Giri., A.Pramanik., H.J. Chowdhery., G.D Pal and S.K. Das (2008). Materials for Arunachal Pradesh, Vol (2), Pg: 156
    • Indigenous Plants at Biodiversity Park, Ranchi - Ranchi Afforestation Division, Forest and Environmental Department, Jharkhand
    • Parkinson, C.E. 1923. A Forest Flora of the Andaman Islands, Govt. of India, Shimla
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  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2026). India Trees and Vegetation Types. Nerium oleander. Downloaded on 3 October 2026.

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