Nerium oleander L., 1753 47% complete

Oleander

Sp. Pl.: 209 (1753)


Data sources

Each value Trefle shows for Nerium oleander, with what every source says about it. When sources disagree, the strongest source is shown (how sources are ranked). Values imported before sources were recorded one by one are marked Source not recorded.

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Sourced17 Differs from sources1 Source not recorded10 Not on the record8 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database, Earlier Trefle data
Field Shown What the sources say
Core
Author L. No source recorded
Source not recorded
Bibliography Sp. Pl.: 209 (1753) No source recorded
Source not recorded
Phylum Tracheophyta No source recorded
Source not recorded
Rank species No source recorded
Source not recorded
Status accepted No source recorded
Source not recorded
Year 1753 No source recorded
Source not recorded
Descriptive
Common name Oleander No source recorded
Source not recorded
Observations Medit. to Myanmar No source recorded
Source not recorded
Morphology
Average height 366 cm
  • 365.76 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 15 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 68, 92, 175, 214, 251, 429, 523, 668, 882, 918
Differs from sources
Biological type phanerophyte Sourced
Flower color red, magenta
  • magenta, red · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-20
    TRY 7.0 datasets 92, 350, 668, 882
1 earlier or rejected value
  • Superseded magenta, red · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 92, 350, 668, 882
Sourced
Flower conspicuous true
  • true · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Foliage color empty
1 earlier or rejected value
Not on the record
Foliage texture coarse
1 earlier or rejected value
Sourced
Fruit color empty
1 earlier or rejected value
Not on the record
Fruit conspicuous false No source recorded
Source not recorded
Fruit shape follicle
1 earlier or rejected value
Sourced
Growth form Multiple Stem
  • Multiple Stem · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Growth habit Tree, Shrub
  • Tree, Shrub · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Growth rate Rapid
1 earlier or rejected value
Sourced
Inflorescence type empty
1 earlier or rejected value
Not on the record
Maximum height 400 cm
  • 400 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 68, 92, 175, 214, 251, 429, 523, 668, 882, 918
Sourced
Vegetable false No source recorded
Source not recorded
Phenology
Duration perennial
  • perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 10 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 92, 460, 882, 918
Sourced
Ecology
Atmospheric humidity 7 / 9 · humid air
  • 7 / 9 · humid air · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Light 8 / 9 · light
  • 8 / 9 · light · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Nitrogen fixation None
  • None · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 13 observations · 2026-10-20
    TRY 7.0 datasets 20, 57, 67, 71, 110, 444, 445
1 earlier or rejected value
  • Superseded None · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 13 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 20, 57, 67, 71, 110, 444, 445
Sourced
Ph maximum pH 7.8
  • pH 7.8 · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Ph minimum pH 5.5
  • pH 5.5 · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Soil nutriments 6 / 9 · rather rich (meso-eutrophic)
  • 6 / 9 · rather rich (meso-eutrophic) · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Soil salinity 1 / 9 · barely saline (hyperoligohaline)
  • 1 / 9 · barely saline (hyperoligohaline) · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Cultivation
Minimum root depth empty
1 earlier or rejected value
Not on the record
Usda legacy
C n ratio empty
1 earlier or rejected value
Not on the record
Other
Human usage type —
  • coppice_potential, human_food, medical, nursery_stock, ornamental, other, timber · TRY Plant Trait Database · Reported · 3 observations · 2026-10-20
    TRY 7.0 datasets 68, 92
1 earlier or rejected value
  • Superseded coppice_potential, human_food, medical, nursery_stock, ornamental, other, timber · TRY Plant Trait Database · Reported · 3 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 68, 92
Not on the record
Salt tolerance —
1 earlier or rejected value
Not on the record
Shade tolerance —
1 earlier or rejected value
Not on the record