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Family: Apocynaceae (Oleander, Frangipani, Periwinkle, Milkweed and asclepiad family)
Life
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Order: Gentianales
Subfamilies in southern Africa
List from Victor et al. (2000).
Exotic genera grown in southern African gardens
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* Nerium (oleander
genus) [Subfamily: Apocynoideae]
The single species, Nerium oleander
(Oleander),
native to the eastern Mediterranean, is widely grown as a garden and
roadside plant in southern Africa and has also become naturalised,
especially along rocky, dry watercourses in semi-arid regions. |
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* Plumeria (Frangipani) [Subfamily: Plumerioideae]
Seven to eight species, native to tropical and subtropical America.
Three species are cultivated in southern African gardens: |
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* Thevetia b (yellow oleander) Thevetia peruviana (Yellow
oleander, Geel-oleander) is a
declared Category 1 invasive plant in South Africa. |
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* Vinca (periwinkles) |
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Publications
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Victor, J.E., Bredenkamp, C.L., Venter,
H.J.T., Bruyns, P.V. & Nicholas, A. 2000. Apocynaceae. In: Seed Plants of
Southern Africa (ed. O.A. Leistner). Strelitzia 10: 71-98..
National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
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