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| Lifespan: | ⌛ | perennial |
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| Origin: | ✈ | S&E Africa, Arabia |
| Poisonous: | ☠ | [[Poisonous::sap poisonous if ingestedsn]] |
| Exposure: | ☼ | [[Exposure::full sunsn]] |
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| Water: | ◍ | [[Water::regular during growthsn]] |
| Sunset Zones: | [[Sunset zones::23-27, indoorssn]] |
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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
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
- Do you have pest and disease info on this plant? Edit this section!
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.
Gallery
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Adenium obesum
Close-up of a flower
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References
External links
- w:Adenium. Some of the material on this page may be from Wikipedia, under the Creative Commons license.
- Adenium QR Code (Size 50, 100, 200, 500)
