Mazhar Botanic Garden

Strophanthus gratus (Wall. And Hook.) Baill

Climbing Oleander

Sample code: EGY-MBG-000327
English name: Climbing Oleander
Arabic name: استروفونسس
Native: Tropical Africa
Country: United States
(PGR): Rare

Semi deciduous vine  to 25 m tall leaves ovate, elliptic, or obovate, leathery flowers fragrant, corolla white, turning yellow at base, reddish or purple above, throat reddish follicles divergent at 180 degree, cylindric

Ornamental plant. Most notably the seeds contain the highest concentration of glycosides which can be extracted and used as a rapid cardiac stimulant

Nerium guineense Brongn Ex Perrot & Vogt

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Drainage: Well drained
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Lights: Full sun
Propagation: Seeds , semi woody cutting.
Flowering time: Spring to summer
Zone: 9
pH range: 5.6-7.5
Status: Cultivated
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Climber
Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated
Collecting Sources: Botanical garden
Plant Uses: Ornamental
Plant Populations density: Cultivated
Vegetation types: Evergreen
pH: Mild acid Mild alkaline

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