Manipur Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Manipur (India)
Designed & Developed by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Apocynaceae | Genus: Nerium | Species: Nerium oleander L. |
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Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Nerium indicum Mill. | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Kabirei | Flower Type | Cyme |
| English / Trade Name | Oleander | Flowering Period | July-Sept |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Kabirei | Fruiting Period | Jan-March |
| Altitude | Above 1000 m | Fruit Type | Capsule |
| Habit | Shrub | Fruit Details | The fruit is a long narrow capsule 5-23 cm long, which splits open at maturity to release numerous downy seeds |
| Habitat | Occurs in road side and park | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal and Pakistan | Bark Details | Glaucous bloom while mature stems have a grayish bark |
| Distribution in manipur | Origin | Native | |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Whorled (leaves in groups of 3 or more along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Lence shaped | ||
| Description of Species | It rises up to 3 meters erect with its short branches and dark dusty green leathery narrow leaves, which grow in whorls | Leaf Details | Leaves are in pairs or whorls of three, thick and leathery, dark-green, narrow lanceolate, 5–21 Cm Long And 1–3.5 Cm broad with an entire margin |
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