Synonym: Nerium odorum Soland
Family: Apocynaceae
Arabic - Common oleander, Difley
Common names: French willow, laurier rose, oleander, pride of Ceylon, rose bay, rose laurel, south-sea rose, sweet-scented oleander
Czech - Oleandr
Danish - NerieFrench - Laurier-Rose, Laurose, Oléandre, Nérion
Greek – Pikrodáphne, Psorakia , Rhodoodáphne
Hindi: कनेर kaner
Italian - Oleandro
Kannada: chandaatha, kanagalu, paddali
Konkani: करवीर karvira
Malay - Bitter laurel, Bunga jepun
Malayalam: alari, kanaviram
Maltese - Oljandru
Manipuri: কবীৰৈ kabirei
Marathi: कणेर or कणेरी kaner, करवीर karvira
Persian - Khaza-leh
Portuguese – Aloendro, Cevadilha, Loendro
Punjabi: ਕਨੇਲ kanel, ਕਨੇਰ kaner
Sanskrit: asvamaraka, chandata, करवीर karvira
Singhalese - Araliya, Arali
Spanish - Adelfa
Swedish – Nerium, Rose-bay, Rose laurel, Rosenlager
Tamil: அலரி alari, அலரி arali, செவ்வரளி chevarali, கரவீரம் karaviram
Telugu: గన్నేరు ganneru, హయమారకము hayamarakamu, కరవీరవృక్షము karaviravrksamu, kasturi-patte, ఓడగన్నేరుచెట్టు odagannerucettu, వాడగన్నేరు vadaganneru
Thai - Wild oleander, and Yi to
In Ramayana this plant is mentioned in Trijata's dream as Ravana wearing karaveera garland and fell down on southern side. 5-27-22
Ayurvedic uses: Hrudroga, Jwara, krimiroga, Kandu, Kushta, Tetraroga, Upadansha, Vrana, Tamakasvasa. Root—resolvent and attenuant. A paste of the root is externally applied to haemorrhoids and ulcerations in leprosy. Paste of the root bark and leaves is used in ringworm and other skin diseases. An oil extracted from the root bark is used in skin diseases of scaly nature. Leaves—cardioactive (digitalis-like effect) and diuretic, anti-inflammatory, antifungal, insecticidal. Toxic. The leaves contain several glycosides including glycosides of betahydroxy- digitoxigenin. Cardenolide glycosides and pregnanolone glycosides have been isolated from roots. The ethanolic extract of the flowers inhibits the growth of dermatophytes. The plant shows antifungal activity against ringwormfungus, Microsporum nanum.
Unani: Kaner Safed, Diflaa, Samm-ul-maar, Khar-zaharah, Jarb-wa-Hikka, Daad, Kalaf, Fasad-e-khoon, Zof-e-Bah, Juzam, Bars, Aatishak, Suzak, Qurooh, Fasad-ud-Dam.
Flowers are available in red, pink and white colors.
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