Adenium obesum (Forssk.) Roem. & Schult
Arabian Peninsula
Deciduous succulent shrub up to 1-3 m tall, swollen basal caudex leaves simple entire, leathery, 5-15 cm long flowers pink, red, rose, trumpet shaped fruit pod-like follicles up to 10 cm long, seeds silky
Water preference: The soil should be moist, not wet, and there should be no standing water In the winter, it only needs water every three or four weeks
A very popular ornamental plant, valued particularly for its flowers and unusual form, it is cultivated throughout the world as a pot plant and outdoors in the tropics. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use, mainly as a medicine.
Adenium arabicum Balff
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