Common Name: Oleander
Scientific Name: Nerium oleander
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Nerium
Species: N. oleander
Description: Oleander is a large
woody-stemmed shrub covered by five-petaled blossoms in shades of red, yellow,
pink, or white. All parts of the plant contain oleandrin, a cardiac glycoside
named after the plant.
Environment: Oleander prefers warm,
dry, sunny climates in temperate and tropical regions across the globe. It
originated in the Mediterranean , where it was described
by such prominent naturalists as Pliny the Elder.
Reproduction & Development:
Oleander is an angiosperm, which means that it reproduces sexually by way of
pollination of its flowers. It is capable of self-pollination, which is
fortunate, since oleander is rarely visited by its insect pollinators. Those
flowers that are pollinated produce spores that disperse themselves, and from
these grow new shrubs. Oleander is a perennial evergreen.
Nutrition: Oleander prefers dry,
sunny locations, though the young seedlings do require more water than the
adults. Like all plants, it uses photosynthesis to produce sugars, which are
stored in the plant; and oxygen, which is released as a waste product.
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