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Adenium can be propogated by seed, cuttings and grafting.
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Revision as of 08:48, 23 February 2010


A plant showing the swollen basal caudex


Plant Characteristics
Lifespan: perennial
Origin: S&E Africa, Arabia
Poisonous: [[Poisonous::sap poisonous if ingestedsn]]
Cultivation
Exposure: [[Exposure::full sunsn]]
Water: [[Water::regular during growthsn]]
Sunset Zones: [[Sunset zones::23-27, indoorssn]]
Scientific Names

Apocynaceae >

Adenium >

obesum >


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

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Propagation

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Adenium can be propogated by seed, cuttings and grafting. All methods are reasonably easy and there is ample information on the internet to show each of these options.

Pests and diseases

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Species

Several regional subspecies occurwp:

  • Adenium obesum subsp. boehmianum. Namibia, Angola.
  • Adenium obesum subsp. obesum. Arabia.
  • Adenium obesum subsp. oleifolium. South Africa, Botswana.
  • Adenium obesum subsp. socotranum. Socotra.
  • Adenium obesum subsp. somalense. Eastern Africa.
  • Adenium obesum subsp. swazicum. Eastern South Africa.

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