Adenium arabicum

Adenium arabicum
A. arabicum trained as bonsai.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Adenium
Species:
A. arabicum
Binomial name
Adenium arabicum

Adenium arabicum is a species of succulent plant commonly used for bonsai and cultivated for its shiny leaves, growth form and flowering characteristics. Common names include desert rose, elephant's foot, and Adanah bush.[1] They are monoecious and self-sterile.[2] A. arabicum is native to Yemen and Saudi Arabia.[3]

The leaves of this species have a broad surface. Leaves also tend to be large and somewhat leathery in appearance. Growth form is squat and fat, with a definite caudex and without much differentiation between trunk and branches.[2] Bark may appear a purplish to dark brown color. Flowers range from pink to reddish pink. They are tubular, often appear for 2-3 days, and may appear before the leaves.[3]

A. arabicum prefers full sun, and is suitable for US hardiness zones 10 and 11.[1]

Adenium Arabicum Tree, Taken in the fall of 2014, Tihama, Jizan, Southwest Saudi Arabia

References

  1. ^ a b "Adenium arabicum (Desert Rose)". World of Succulents. 2019-10-18. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
  2. ^ a b "Adenium arabicum - 5 seeds". rareplant. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
  3. ^ a b Hayes, Evie (2019-01-07). "The Amazing Adenium arabicum Plant". UnusualSeeds. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
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