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|genus=Adenium
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|common_name=Desert Rose, Sabi Star, Kudu
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|habit=shrub
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|Max ht box=3
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|height_ref=Sunset National Garden Book
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|origin= S&E Africa, Arabia
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|poisonous=sap poisonous if ingested
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|lifespan=perennial
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|exposure=sun
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|water=moderate, less when dormant
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|features=flowers, houseplant
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|Min Temp Num=50
 
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|temp_ref=Sunset National Garden Book
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|sunset_zones=23-27, indoors
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|image_caption=A plant showing the swollen basal caudex
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| name = ''Adenium obesum''
 
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| common_names = Desert Rose, Sabi Star, Kudu
 
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| growth_habit = shrub, houseplant{{SSN}}
 
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| high = 3m (9 ft) outdoors{{SSN}}
 
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| wide =    <!--- 65cm (25 inches) -->
 
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| origin = S&E Africa, Arabia
 
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| poisonous = sap poisonous if ingested{{SSN}}
 
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| lifespan = perennial
 
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| exposure = full sun{{SSN}}
 
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| water = regular during growth{{SSN}}
 
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| features =    <!--- flowers, fragrance, fruit, naturalizes, invasive -->
 
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| hardiness = 10°C (50°F){{SSN}}
 
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| bloom =    <!--- seasons which the plant blooms, if it is grown for its flowers -->
 
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| usda_zones = ?  <!--- eg. 8-11 -->
 
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| sunset_zones = 23-27, indoors{{SSN}}
 
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| color = IndianRed
 
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| image = Desert Rose.JPG
 
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| image_width = 200px    <!--- leave as 240px if horizontal orientation photo, or change to 180px if vertical -->
 
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| image_caption = A plant showing the swollen basal caudex
 
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| regnum = Plantae
 
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| divisio = Magnoliophyta
 
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| classis = Magnoliopsida
 
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| ordo = Gentianales
 
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| familia = Apocynaceae
 
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| genus = Adenium
 
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| species = obesum
 
 
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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}}.
 
'''''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 do not make great house plants. They are best grown in pots in full sun.
 
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
 
The planting medium should allow excellent drainage. Too much water will rot the roots and Caudex
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===Propagation===
 
===Propagation===
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==Species==
 
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Several regional [[subspecies]] occur{{wp}}:
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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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*''Adenium obesum'' subsp. ''boehmianum''. [[Namibia]], [[Angola]].
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Species include:
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*''Adenium obesum'' subsp. ''obesum''. Arabia.
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* ''[[Adenium arabicum]]'' <small>[[Isaac Bayley Balfour|Balf.f.]]</small> (Arabia)
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*''Adenium obesum'' subsp. ''oleifolium''. [[South Africa]], [[Botswana]].
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* ''[[Adenium boehmianum]]'' <small>Schinz</small> ([[Namibia]], [[Angola]])
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*''Adenium obesum'' subsp. ''socotranum''. [[Socotra]].
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* ''[[Adenium multiflorum]]'' <small>[[Johann Friedrich Klotzsch|Klotzsch.]]</small> (Southern Africa, from [[Zambia]] south)
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*''Adenium obesum'' subsp. ''somalense''. Eastern Africa.
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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. ''swazicum''. Eastern South Africa.
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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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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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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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