Adenium

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-rose^wp.

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 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 occur^wp:

• 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

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  Close-up of a flower

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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)