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| color = lightgreen
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|familia=Apocynaceae
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| name = ''Adenium obesum''
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|genus=Adenium
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| image = Desert Rose.JPG
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|common_name=Desert Rose, Sabi Star, Kudu
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| image_width = 240px
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|habit=shrub
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| image_caption = A plant showing the swollen basal caudex
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|Max ht box=3
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| regnum = [[Plantae]]
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|Max ht metric=m
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| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
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|height_ref=Sunset National Garden Book
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| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
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|origin= S&E Africa, Arabia
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| ordo = [[Gentianales]]
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|origin_ref=Sunset National Garden Book
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| familia = [[Apocynaceae]]
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|poisonous=sap poisonous if ingested
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| genus = '''''Adenium'''''
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|poison_ref=Sunset National Garden Book
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| species = '''''A. obesum'''''
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|lifespan=perennial
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| binomial = ''Adenium obesum''
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|life_ref=Sunset National Garden Book
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| binomial_authority = (Forssk.) Roem. & Schult.
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|exposure=sun
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|sun_ref=Sunset National Garden Book
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|water=moderate, less when dormant
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|water_ref=Sunset National Garden Book
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|features=flowers, houseplant
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|Min Temp Num=50
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|Temp Metric=°F
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|temp_ref=Sunset National Garden Book
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|sunset_zones=23-27, indoors
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|image=Adenium.jpg
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|image_width=200
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|image_caption=A plant showing the swollen basal caudex
 
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'''''Adenium''''' is a [[genus]] of [[flowering plant]]s in the family [[Apocynaceae]], containing a single species, '''''Adenium obesum''''', also known as '''Sabi Star''', '''Kudu''' or '''Desert-rose'''{{wp}}.
  
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'''''Adenium''''' is a [[genus]] of [[flowering plant]]s in the family [[Apocynaceae]], containing a single species, '''''Adenium obesum''''', also known as '''Sabi Star''', '''Kudu''' or '''Desert-rose'''. It is native to tropical and subtropical eastern and southern [[Africa]] and [[Arabia]].
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==Cultivation==
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Adenium do not make great house plants. They are best grown in pots in full sun.
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The planting medium should allow excellent drainage. Too much water will rot the roots and Caudex
  
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[[Image:Desert_rose.jpg|left|100px|thumb|Close-up of a flower]]
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===Propagation===
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It is an [[evergreen]] [[succulent]] [[shrub]], growing to 1-3 m in height, with [[pachycaul]] stems and a stout, swollen basal [[caudex]]. The [[leaf|leaves]] are spirally arranged, clustered toward the tips of the shoots, simple entire, leathery in texture, 5-15 cm long and 1-8 cm broad. The [[flower]]s are tubular, 2-5 cm long, with the outer portion 4-6 cm diameter with five petals, resembling those of other related genera such as ''[[Plumeria]]'' and ''[[oleander|Nerium]]''. The flowers tend to red and pink, often with a whitish blush outward of the throat. <br clear = left>
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Adenium can be easily [[propagate]]d by [[seed]], [[cutting]]s and [[graft]]ing.
  
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Several regional [[subspecies]] occur:
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===Pests and diseases===
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*''Adenium obesum'' subsp. ''boehmianum''. [[Namibia]], [[Angola]].
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*''Adenium obesum'' subsp. ''obesum''. Arabia.
 
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*''Adenium obesum'' subsp. ''oleifolium''. [[South Africa]], [[Botswana]].
 
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*''Adenium obesum'' subsp. ''socotranum''. [[Socotra]].
 
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*''Adenium obesum'' subsp. ''somalense''. Eastern Africa.
 
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*''Adenium obesum'' subsp. ''swazicum''. Eastern South Africa.
 
  
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These subspecies are often considered proper species.
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==Species==
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The genus ''Adenium'' has been held to contain as many as twelve species.  These are considered by other authors to be subspecies or [[variety (botany)|varieties]].  A late-20th-century classification by Plazier recognizes five species.<ref name="bester">{{cite web | url = http://www.plantzafrica.com/plantab/adeniummultiflor.htm | title = Adenium multiflorum Klotzsch | author = Stoffel Petrus Bester | date = June 2004 | work = South African National Biodiversity Institute's plant information website }}</ref>
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Species include:
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* ''[[Adenium arabicum]]'' <small>[[Isaac Bayley Balfour|Balf.f.]]</small> (Arabia)
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* ''[[Adenium boehmianum]]'' <small>Schinz</small> ([[Namibia]], [[Angola]])
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* ''[[Adenium multiflorum]]'' <small>[[Johann Friedrich Klotzsch|Klotzsch.]]</small> (Southern Africa, from [[Zambia]] south)
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* ''[[Adenium obesum]]'' <small>([[Peter Forsskål|Forssk.]]) [[Johann Jakob Roemer|Roem.]] & [[Josef August Schultes|Schult.]] </small>
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** ''Adenium obesum'' subsp. ''obesum'' (from [[Mauritania]] and [[Senegal]] to [[Sudan]])
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** ''Adenium obesum'' subsp. ''oleifolium'' ([[South Africa]], [[Botswana]])
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** ''Adenium obesum'' subsp. ''socotranum'' ([[Socotra]])
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** ''Adenium obesum'' subsp. ''somalense'' (Eastern Africa)
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* ''[[Adenium swazicum]]'' <small>Stapf</small> (Eastern South Africa)<ref name="bester"/><ref name="GRINSpecies">{{cite web |url=http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/splist.pl?182 |title=GRIN Species Records of ''Adenium'' |work=Germplasm Resources Information Network |publisher=United States Department of Agriculture |accessdate=2010-06-26}}</ref>
  
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===Cultivation and uses===
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==Gallery==
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''Adenium'' is a popular [[houseplant]] in temperate regions. It requires a sunny location and a minimum indoor temperature in winter of 10 °C. It thrives on a [[xeric]] watering regime as required by [[cacti]]. ''Adenium'' is typically propagated by seed or stem cuttings.  However, only those grown from seed would have the swollen caudex that is prized by collectors.
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===Common Names===
 
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Due to its resemblance to plumeria and was introduced to the Philippines from Bangkok, Thailand, the plant was also called as ''Bangkok kalachuchi'' in the [[Philippines]].
 
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==External links==
 
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{{commons|Adenium obesum}}
 
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*[http://www.plantfacts.com/Family/Apocynaceae/Adenium.obesum.shtml Plant Facts]
 
  
 
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Image:Adenium obesum (Kyoto Botanical Garden).JPG|Adenium obesum
 
Image:Adenium obesum (Kyoto Botanical Garden).JPG|Adenium obesum
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Image:Desert_rose.jpg|Close-up of a flower
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Image:Upload.png| photo 3
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Image:Upload.png| photo 4
 
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==References==
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<!--- xxxxx  *[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608  -->
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==External links==
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*{{wplink}}
  
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Latest revision as of 01:00, 10 November 2010


A plant showing the swollen basal caudex


Plant Characteristics
Habit   shrub

Height: ⇕ 3 m"m" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 3.
Lifespan: ⌛ perennial
Origin: ✈ S&E Africa, Arabia
Poisonous: ☠ sap poisonous if ingested
Cultivation
Exposure: ☼ sun
Water: ◍ moderate, less when dormant
Features: ✓ flowers, houseplant
Minimum Temp: ☃ 50°F283.15 K <br />10 °C <br />509.67 °R <br />
Sunset Zones: 23-27, indoors
Scientific Names

Apocynaceae >

Adenium >


Adenium is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae, containing a single species, Adenium obesum, also known as Sabi Star, Kudu or Desert-rosewp.

Cultivation

Adenium do not make great house plants. They are best grown in pots in full sun. The planting medium should allow excellent drainage. Too much water will rot the roots and Caudex

Propagation

Adenium can be easily propagated by seed, cuttings and grafting.

Pests and diseases

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Species

The genus Adenium has been held to contain as many as twelve species. These are considered by other authors to be subspecies or varieties. A late-20th-century classification by Plazier recognizes five species.[1] Species include:

Gallery

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  • Adenium obesum

  • Close-up of a flower

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  • photo 4

References

External links


  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Stoffel Petrus Bester (June 2004). "Adenium multiflorum Klotzsch". South African National Biodiversity Institute's plant information website.
  2. ↑ "GRIN Species Records of Adenium". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved on 2010-06-26.
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