Oleander and the latex plant family

[Guest guest]

You might be onto something! The common oleander (nerium oleander) is

indeed a member of the latex family of plants, or, more specifically

the apcogynaceae family which includes the frangipani (Plumeria

obtusa, P. rubra)_ referred to in Hawaii as the Singapore Plumeria and

used to form the familiar leis, the pong pong (Cerbera odollam), or

Singapore Apple, the allamanda (Allamanda cathartica) with it's yellow

bell shaped flowers, the Madagascar periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus),

and the yellow oleander (Thevetia peruviana).

 

What all of these plants have in common is:If you break off a leaf,

white latex oozes out. The flowers are always colourful. The parts are

in fives - sepals, petals and stamens. The petals are bell or

funnel-shaped, joined at the lower portion but with the five lobes

always distinct. Leaves are always simple and arranged in pairs or in

whorls. Fruits are generally a pair of follicles, each splitting open

at maturity along one side only to liberate the seeds. All these

characters unite the above plants as well as many others into a

distinct botanical unit, the family Apocynaceae.

 

source: Green Culture Singapore

http://www.greenculturesg.com/articles/sep06/sep06_apocynaceae.htm

 

Thanks for asking the question!

 

 

oleander soup , " donnab236 " <donnab2 wrote:

>

> Tony,

>

> Being allergic to Latex, I have learned there are certain plants and

foods that fall into the

> families of the latex family.

> My question: Do you think the oleander is in a plant group with

that? Can you check that

> out? You may already know since you seem to be well versed on the

subject.

>

> I was just thinking about the one that said he had a burning after

drinking the oleander

> soup and wondering if maybe he was having some kind of allergic

reaction.

>

> Hoping you are not having as much rain as we are in this part of the

Hill Country.

>

> Donna B

>

[Guest guest]

Thank you, Tony. That meaning that we being allergic to oleander, should NOT

take the

soup. If not being able to take the oleander, what would you suggest for

someone to take

as an alternative.

There are even certain fruits that have the same protein factor and one of my

favorites is

avocado.

 

Donna b

 

>

> You might be onto something! The common oleander (nerium oleander) is

> indeed a member of the latex family of plants, or, more specifically

> the apcogynaceae family which includes the frangipani (Plumeria

> obtusa, P. rubra)_ referred to in Hawaii as the Singapore Plumeria and

> used to form the familiar leis, the pong pong (Cerbera odollam), or

> Singapore Apple, the allamanda (Allamanda cathartica) with it's yellow

> bell shaped flowers, the Madagascar periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus),

> and the yellow oleander (Thevetia peruviana).

>

> What all of these plants have in common is:If you break off a leaf,

> white latex oozes out. The flowers are always colourful. The parts are

> in fives - sepals, petals and stamens. The petals are bell or

> funnel-shaped, joined at the lower portion but with the five lobes

> always distinct. Leaves are always simple and arranged in pairs or in

> whorls. Fruits are generally a pair of follicles, each splitting open

> at maturity along one side only to liberate the seeds. All these

> characters unite the above plants as well as many others into a

> distinct botanical unit, the family Apocynaceae.

>

> source: Green Culture Singapore

> http://www.greenculturesg.com/articles/sep06/sep06_apocynaceae.htm

>

> Thanks for asking the question!

>

> >

> oleander soup , " donnab236 " <donnab2@> wrote:

> >

> > Tony,

> >

> > Being allergic to Latex, I have learned there are certain plants and

> foods that fall into the

> > families of the latex family.

> > My question: Do you think the oleander is in a plant group with

> that? Can you check that

> > out? You may already know since you seem to be well versed on the

> subject.

> >

> > I was just thinking about the one that said he had a burning after

> drinking the oleander

> > soup and wondering if maybe he was having some kind of allergic

> reaction.

> >

> > Hoping you are not having as much rain as we are in this part of the

> Hill Country.

> >

> > Donna B

> >

>