Adenium obesum Balf. f.

• Query NCU-3e or IPNI
• Common Name:
• Family: Apocynaceae Juss.

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• 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.

Restrictions:

• Poisonous Plant Parts - Not for Human Consumption
  

Classification:

• Division: Magnoliophyta
• Class: Magnoliopsida
• SubClass: Asteridae
• Order: Gentianales
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• Family: Apocynaceae
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Based upon: Watson, L., and Dallwitz, M. J. (1992 onwards). ‘The Families of Flowering Plants: Descriptions, Illustrations, Identification, and Information Retrieval.’ Version: 19th August 1999. http://biodiversity.uno.edu/delta/.

401166 Adenium coetaneum

401167 Adenium coetaneum