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Nerium oleander
oleander
As recorded: Nerium oleander L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Apocynaceae
- Collected by
- Lee, P.
- Collector number
- PL-45
- Date
- March 27, 1975
- Locality
- BYU-Hawaii campus, Laie
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 30 m
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 27, 1975, Lee, P. also collected 12 other specimens.
Nerium oleander observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1975. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2024-07-20.

2024-07-20
Kuliouou - Kalani Iki, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved

2024-07-02
Kauai, Hawaii, USA
(c) TC Riley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Nerium oleander. BISH 579556. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956258497. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/579556.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956258497 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
