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{{Taxobox
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{{SPlantbox
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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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