Some extracts from Wikipedia link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oleander
*Oleander* (*Nerium oleander*), is an evergreen<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evergreen> shrub <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrub> or small tree<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tree>in the dogbane family Apocynaceae <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apocynaceae> and is one of the most poisonous plants known. It is the only species currently classified in the genus <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genus> *Nerium*. Other names include Adelfa, Alheli Extranjero, Baladre, Espirradeira, Flor de São Jose, Laurel de jardín, Laurel rosa, Laurier rose, Flourier rose, Olean, Aiwa, Rosa Francesca, Rosa Laurel, and Rose-bay (Inchem 2005), закум [zakum] (Bulgarian), leandru (Romanian), zakum, zakkum, zakhum (Turkish), zaqqum (Arabic); Kaneru (Sinhalese <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinhala_language>);arali (Tamil and Malayalm - South Indian languages); in Chinese it is known as *jia zhu tao* (Chinese <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_language>: 夹竹桃). The ancient city of Volubilis <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volubilis> in Morocco took its name from the old Latin name for the flower. It is native to a broad area from Morocco<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morocco>and Portugal <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal> eastward through the Mediterranean region <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mediterranean_region> and southern Asia<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asia>to Yunnan <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yunnan> in southern parts of China<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China>( *Flora Europaea*; *Flora of China*; Huxley et al. 1992; www.inchem.org). It typically occurs around dry stream beds. It grows to 2-6 m tall, with spreading to erect branches. The leaves <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leaf>are in pairs or whorls of three, thick and leathery, dark green, narrow lanceolate, 5-21 cm long and 1-3.5 cm broad, and with an entire margin. The flowers <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flower> grow in clusters at the end of each branch; they are white, pink, red or yellow, 2.5-5 cm diameter, with a deeply 5-lobed corolla with a fringe round the central corolla tube. They are often, but not always, sweetly scented. The fruit<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fruit>is a long narrow capsule <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capsule_(fruit)> 5-23 cm long, which splits open at maturity to release numerous downy seeds<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seed> . In the past, scented plants were sometimes treated as a distinct species *N. odorum*, but the character is not constant and it is no longer regarded as a separate taxon. Over 400 cultivars <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultivar> have been named, with several additional flower colours not found in wild plants having been selected, including red, purple, pink and orange; white and a variety of pinks are the most common. Many cultivars also have double flowers. 2009/1/30 Madhuri Pejaver <[email protected]> > > Nerium sps > madhuri > > > --- On Fri, 1/30/09, Thiruvengadam Ekambaram <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > From: Thiruvengadam Ekambaram <[email protected]> > > Subject: [indiantreepix:8115] For ID300109ET 65 > > To: "indiantreepix" <[email protected]> > > Date: Friday, January 30, 2009, 11:32 AM > > Friends > > This flower I saw in Ranthambore, on 26.1.09. It is look > > like a Rose. > > But the plant and leaves are different, also no thorns on > > the stem. > > > > > > > > IMG_0053-2.JPGy.jpg > > > > These pictures were sent with Picasa, from Google. > > Try it out here: http://picasa.google.com/ > > > > > > > > > > -- With regards, J.M.Garg "We often ignore the beauty around us" Creating Awareness about Indian Flora & Fauna: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 For learning about our trees & plants, please visit/ join Google e-group (Indiantreepix) http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "indiantreepix" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
