Flower; Nigeria; 12/2007 © Ralf Biechele
Flower bud; Nigeria; 12/2007 © Ralf Biechele
Branches with flowers; Nigeria; 12/2007 © Ralf Biechele
Upper surface of leaf; Nigeria; 12/2007 © Ralf Biechele
Lower surface of leaf; Nigeria; 12/2007 © Ralf Biechele
Foliage; Nigeria; 12/2007 © Ralf Biechele
Bark; Nigeria; 12/2007 © Ralf Biechele
Habit; Nigeria; 12/2007 © Ralf Biechele
Identifier: 1628 Date of entry: 12.03.2011 Last update: 12.01.2020
English: Desert-rose
German: Wüstenrose
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Gentianales (113)
Family: Apocynaceae (37)(family description)
Genus: Adenium (1)
Epithet: obesum (Forssk.) Roem. & Schult. (1)
Synonym: Adenium arabicum Balf.f.
arabicum => of Arabian origin
obesum => fat
Climate: tropical
Habit: shrub
Flower colour: violet, pink, white
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