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Adenium obesum Balf. f.
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- Common Name:
- Family: Apocynaceae Juss.
- Country of Origin: eastern Africa, northern Arabia
- Habitat:
- 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
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 Accession Data:- Accession # 199800179
- Source: Bryan Connolly ex Arid Lands
- Accession Date: 11-16-1998
- Bench: 2208 - XER:Horn of Africa
- Qty: 1 confirmed on 11-16-2009
Classification:- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Magnoliopsida
- SubClass: euasterid I
- Order: Gentianales
- SubOrder:
- Family: Apocynaceae
- SubFamily: Apocynoideae
- Tribe: Wrightieae
- SubTribe:
References:Succulents - The Illustrated Dictionary, Sajeva & Costanzo, 1994 Botanica, Turner & Wasson, 1997, CD-ROM Version
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