Apocynaceae

Nerium oleander

Nerium L. Nerium oleander L. Ömür: Çok yıllık Yapı: çalı Hayat formu: İlk çiçeklenme zamanı: 4 Son çiçeklenme zamanı: 9 Habitat: derelerin kenarlarında ve mevsimsel kuruyan su yataklarında Minimum yükseklik: 0 Maksimum yükseklik: 800 Endemik: - Element: Akdeniz Türkiye dağılımı: B. ve G. Anadolu Genel dağılımı: Akdeniz Havzası Bulunduğu kareler:B1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7

N. oleander L., Sp. PI. 1:209 (1753). Ic: Sibth. & Sm., Fl. Graeca 3: t. 248 (1819); Feinbrun & Koppel, Wild PI. Israel 177(1960).   Shrub to 6 m high. Leaves often in whorls of 3, very narrowly elliptic, acute, narrowed at base into a short petiole, 6-30 x 1-3 cm, coriaceous, with prominent midrib and very numerous fine parallel lateral veins. Calyx 5-7 mm, puberulent. Corolla rose or red, infundibular, 2.5-4-5 cm. Follicles 10-18 cm. Seeds c. 4 mm. Fl. 4-9. Banks of streams and in seasonally dry beds of water-courses, s.1.-800 m.   Lectotype chosen here: A cultivated specimen grown in Holland (Hb. Cliff.!). W. & S. Anatolia, Islands. Bl Manisa: 7 km from Manisa to Izmir, 130 m, Simon 75-330. Çanakkale: Seitinli, Sint. 1883:814! Balikesir: Edremit, A.Baytop (ISTE 18806a). C2 Muğla: 3 km W. of Marmaris, s.l., Murray 1028! Denizli: Denizli, Bağda 37. Aydin: 12 km from Muğla to Çine, 100 m, Simon 69-523. C3 Antalya: Murtiçi, Alparslan (lSTE 14369). C4Içel: Çukurova, Deaver 164! C5 Adana: 2 km W. of Yumurtalık, s.1.-5 m, McNeill 806! C6 Hatay: 11 km N. of lskenderun, nr s.l., D. 26941 ! mt. Amanus, nr Egbez, 150-200 m, Haradj. 589! C7 Adiyaman: Kahta, 800 m, Hand.-Mazz. 424 (as subsp. kurdicum Rech. fil., fide Rech. in litt.). Is: lmroz, A.Baytop; Lesvos, D. obs.; Khios, Rech. 5353! Ikaria, Rech.; Samos, Rech.; Rodhos, Rech. 8440!   Mediterranean area. Medit. element. Frequently planted as an ornamental shrub and existing in many garden colour forms. Extremely poisonous.