Nerium for ID-291110MN

mani nair

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Nov 29, 2010, 10:22:44 AM11/29/10

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Dear friends,

Flowers from a garden.

KIndly identify the species.

Place : Udaipur, Rajasthan

Regards,

Mani Nair

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Prashant awale

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Nov 29, 2010, 10:49:30 AM11/29/10

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Dear Mani ji,
This is Nerium oleander
(Family: Apocynaceae).
regards
Prashant

Gurcharan Singh

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Nov 29, 2010, 11:31:17 AM11/29/10

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Yes, Nerium oleander. Formerly N. indicum, now a synonym of N. oleander.

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Pankaj Kumar

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Nov 29, 2010, 12:11:29 PM11/29/10

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Nerium oleander L. Sp. Pl. 1: 209. 1753

Syn: Nerium indicum Mill., Gard. Dict. ed. 8: 2 (1768).

Type: Lectotype - Herb. Clifford: 76, Nerium 1 [beta] (BM-000558145)

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Pankaj

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tanay bose

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Nov 29, 2010, 1:01:02 PM11/29/10

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Nerium oleander indeed one of the most poisonous plant in the world

Tanay

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promila chaturvedi

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Nov 30, 2010, 6:41:22 AM11/30/10

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