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Nerium oleander

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Overview

Nerium oleander, the oleander, is a shrub or small tree native to the Mediterranean region east to southern Asia, from Morocco and Portugal east to India and Myanmar; the Flora of China also cites it as native in Yunnan in China. It is the only species currently classified in the genus Nerium, belonging to subfamily Apocynoideae of the dogbane family Apocynaceae. It is also cultivated widely in temperate and subtropical areas as an introduced ornamental and landscaping plant.

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  1. Wikipedia (EN): Nerium — CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikipedia (TA): அரளி — CC BY-SA 4.0
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