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Accession Data:

Adenium obesum (Forssk.) Roem. & Schult.

  • Common Name: Desert Rose
  • Family: Apocynaceae Juss.

  • Country of Origin: eastern Africa, northern Arabia

  • Description: [syn. Adenium coetaneum Stapf.]

    Shrub to 2m high with thick caudex and many short branches; leaves at ends of branches; pink flowers.

  • Culture: Popular in tropical gardens, they prefer a position in full sun or part-shade and thrive best in climates with a well-marked dry season. Kept dwarfed and rootbound in a pot, they will often flower more profusely. As they are very prone to rotting, they require a gritty, well-drained soil. Propagate from seed or cuttings.

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 199800179
  • Source: Bryan Connolly ex Arid Lands
  • Accession Date: 11-16-1998
  • Bench: 2208 - XER:Horn of Africa
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 1 confirmed on 06-05-2023
  • Restrictions:
    • Poisonous Plant Parts - Not for Human Consumption

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • SubClass: euasterid I
  • Order: Gentianales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Apocynaceae
  • SubFamily: Apocynoideae
  • Tribe: Nerieae
  • SubTribe:

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
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2016
2015
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References (internal):

  • Medicinal Plants - Traditional African Medicine
  • EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Benin / Ghana / Guinea-Bissau / Guinea / Ivory Coast / Mali / Mauritania / Nigeria / Niger / Senegal / Togo / Burundi / Cameroon / Chad / Ethiopia / Socotra / Somalia / Sudan / Kenya / Tanzania / Uganda / Oman / Saudi Arabia / Yemen /

References (external):

  1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Monday, April 10, 2017.
  2. WCSP (2016). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on Monday, April 10, 2017.
  3. Images #00 & #01 courtesy of Stan Malcolm. All Rights Reserved. Last accessed on Monday, April 10, 2017.
  4. Succulents - The Illustrated Dictionary, Sajeva & Costanzo, 1994
  5. Botanica, Turner & Wasson, 1997, CD-ROM Version

data regenerated on Sat, 24 Jun 2023 15:39:48 -0400 [bcm v4.0]

Images:

Adenium obesum

Additional images for this accession:

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Subfamily Apocynoideae
Tribe Nerieae

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  • Nerium oleander
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Subfamily Apocynoideae
Tribe Wrightieae

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Subfamily Asclepiadoideae
Tribe Asclepiadeae

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  • Asclepiadinae: Asclepias tuberosa
  • Cynanchinae: Cynanchum grandidieri W/C
  • Cynanchinae: Cynanchum marnierianum
  • Cynanchinae: Cynanchum pachycladon
  • Cynanchinae: Cynanchum sp.
  • Cynanchinae: Cynanchum verrucosum

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Tribe Ceropegieae

  • Stapelieae: Caralluma hesperidum
  • Stapeliinae: Ceropegia albisepta W/C
  • Stapeliinae: Ceropegia ampliata
  • Stapeliinae: Ceropegia ampliata
  • Stapeliinae: Ceropegia aristolochioides
  • Stapeliinae: Ceropegia cimiciodora
  • Stapeliinae: Ceropegia linearis subsp. woodii
  • Stapeliinae: Ceropegia x rothii
  • Stapeliinae: Ceropegia stapeliiformis
  • Stapeliinae: Edithcolea grandis
  • Stapeliinae: Hoodia gordonii
  • Stapeliinae: Huernia piersii
  • Stapeliinae: Huernia plowesii
  • Stapeliinae: Huernia thureti var. thureti
  • Stapeliinae: Huernia zebrina
  • Stapeliinae: Larryleachia cactiformis
  • Stapeliinae: Stapelia flavopurpurea
  • Stapeliinae: Stapelia gigantea
  • Stapeliinae: Stapelia grandiflora
  • Stapeliinae: Stapelianthus madagascariensis

Subfamily Asclepiadoideae
Tribe Fockeeae

  • Fockea edulis

Subfamily Asclepiadoideae
Tribe Marsdenieae

  • Dischidia albiflora
  • Dischidia bengalensis
  • Dischidia litoralis
  • Dischidia major
  • Dischidia ovata
  • Dischidia platyphylla
  • Dischidia ruscifolia
  • Hoya australis ssp. australis
  • Hoya carnosa
  • Hoya carnosa x serpens
  • Hoya curtisii
  • Hoya imbricata
  • Hoya imbricata
  • Hoya macgillivrayi
  • Hoya macrophylla
  • Hoya obovata
  • Hoya retusa
  • Marsdenia floribunda

Subfamily Periplocoideae
Tribe Cryptolepideae

  • Cryptostegia grandiflora

Subfamily Periplocoideae
Tribe Periploceae

  • Periploca laevigata W/C

Subfamily Rauvolfioideae
Tribe Alyxieae

  • Alyxia ruscifolia

Subfamily Rauvolfioideae
Tribe Carisseae

  • Acokanthera oppositifolia
  • Carissa macrocarpa

Subfamily Rauvolfioideae
Tribe Plumerieae

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  • Allamanda schottii
  • Cascabela thevetia
  • Plumeria rubra

Subfamily Rauvolfioideae
Tribe Tabernaemontaneae

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  • Tabernaemontaninae: Tabernaemontana elegans

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Tribe Vinceae

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  • Ochrosiinae: Ochrosia elliptica
W/C = Wild Collected
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