Nerium oleander
naturalizedApocynaceae

Nerium oleander

oleander

Naturalized (non-native)non-native

Introduced and now reproducing on its own in the wild.

Nerium oleander /ˈnɪəriəm ˈoʊliː.ændər/ is a shrub or small tree in the dogbane family Apocynaceae, toxic in all its parts. It is the only species currently classified in the genus Nerium. It is most commonly known as nerium or oleander, from its superficial resemblance to the unrelated olive Olea. It is so widely cultivated that no precise region of origin has been identified, though southwest Asia has been suggested. The ancient city of Volubilis in Morocco...

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Where documented · 75 ahupuaʻa
documented occurrences · iNaturalist + GBIF · iNaturalist 193 · GBIF 51 records
Kamaʻole · MauiiNat 14 · GBIF 9
Waikīkī · OʻahuiNat 15 · GBIF 7
Honolulu · OʻahuiNat 11 · GBIF 9
Honouliuli · OʻahuiNat 7 · GBIF 1
Waimea, Waikoloa · HawaiʻiiNat 4 · GBIF 4
Paeahu · MauiiNat 4 · GBIF 4
Hālawa · OʻahuiNat 5 · GBIF 1
Waiohuli · MauiiNat 4 · GBIF 2
Wailua · KauaʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 2
ʻŌuli · HawaiʻiiNat 3 · GBIF 1
Keauhou 1 · HawaiʻiiNat 3 · GBIF 1
Kōloa · KauaʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 1
Wainiha · KauaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Kaloko · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1