Erect multi-branched evergreen shrub ; up to 4 m tall . Stems erect , branched , with sticky latex exuded if the stem is cut . Leaves opposite , leathery , glossy , in whorls of 3−5 ; lamina 10−11 × 2−2 . 5 cm , lanceolate , base cuneate , apex acute , margins entire , with prominent midribs , glabrous ; stipules absent . Inflorescences borne in clusters at the end of branches ; pedicels 3−4 mm . Flowers pink , somewhat fragrant , funnel shaped , ± 3 cm across ; calyx 7−8 mm , 5-lobed to 3/4 its length ; lobes lanceolate , 5−6 mm , margins ± hyaline and pale green , pubescent ; corolla funnel-shaped , widest at throat , 5-lobed above , the lobes ± spreading ; tube cylindrical , 5−7 mm , lobes 15 × 20 mm , obovate , with an apiculate or acute tip ; stamens 5 ; filaments short , included . Fruit follicle , 15−20 cm long ± 2 cm in diameter , paired , longitudinally ribbed , green , ripening brown , valves reflexed when split . Seeds oblong , with brown tufts of hair . (Ref . Flora of
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Nerium mascatense A.DC.
Nerium odorum Aiton
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Oleander
Nerium
In Omani studies: Ghazanfar (2015) wrote that: "Leaves have been used in traditional medicine as treatment of bronchitis and coughs. The latex is toxic; the leaves are unpalatable to goats and camels". (Ref. flora of Oman, vol. 3).
*Ghazanfar, S. (2015). Flora of the Sultanate of Oman, vol.3: Loganiaceae – Asteraceae. Meise, National Botanic Garden of Belgium (Scripta Botanica Begica, Vol. 25). ISBN 9789082352511 ISSN 0779-2387. *https://en.wikipedia.org *Gledhill, D. (2008). The Names of Plants. Fourth Edition. Cambridge University Press, UK. ISBN 978-0-521-86645-3 ISSN 978-0-521-68553-5. *Pickering, H. Patzelt, A. (2008). Field Guide to the Wild Plants of Oman. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Garden, Kew. ISBN 9781842461778. *POWO (2023). ""Plants of the World Online. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet; http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org
