Adenium

Adenium obesum {{{latin_name}}}	Desert Rose, Sabi Star, Kudu
	Habit: shrub, houseplantsn Height: ⇕ 3m (9 ft) outdoorssn Width: ⇔ Lifespan: ⌛ perennial Origin: ✈ S&E Africa, Arabia Poisonous: ☠ sap poisonous if ingestedsn	Exposure: ☼ full sunsn Water: ◍ regular during growthsn Features: ✓ Hardiness: ☃ 10°C (50°F)sn Bloom: ❀ USDA Zones: ? Sunset Zones: 23-27, indoorssn
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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.

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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.

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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)