Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderGentianales
FamilyApocynaceae
GenusNerium
Scientific name with authorshipNerium oleander L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Nerion oleandrum St.-Lég.Nerium atropurpureum BürgerNerium coccineum BürgerNerium haquevillei ButteaudNerium indicum var. aurantiacum Poit.Nerium indicum var. luteum Poit.Nerium indicum var. ochroleucum Poit.Nerium indicum var. oxiacantholens Poit.Nerium indicum var. plenum MakinoNerium indicum var. ragonotii C.MorrenNerium indicum var. splendens Poit.Nerium indicum x Nerium oleanderNerium madonii M.VincentNerium odorum (Soland.), 1789Nerium odorum Salisb.Nerium odorum Sol.Nerium oleander subsp. atropurpureum-plenum HoveyNerium oleander var. album G.Lodd.Nerium oleander var. atropurpureum Van HoutteNerium oleander var. flore-variegato G.Lodd.Nerium oleander var. luteomarginatum Van GeertNerium oleander var. madonii-grandiflorum HoveyNerium oleander var. oleanderNerium oleander var. pictum-argenteum Van GeertNerium oleander var. radicans Poit.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Environmental use
Material
Poison reported
These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.
How to interpret this record
Evidence boundary
A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.
Safety boundary
Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.
Dataset record and provenance
DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier80460-1
Use codesEU HF MA ME PO
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionEuropean Red List of Medicinal PlantsUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources of South-East AsiaPlant Resources for Tropical AfricaUseful Plant ProjectUseful Plants of West Tropical Africa
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!Educational index, not a treatment recommendation
The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.