Adenium
Sign in to savethumb|Seedlings Adenium is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1819. It is native to Africa and the Arabian Peninsula.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderGentianales
- FamilyApocynaceae
Dieser Artikel behandelt die Pflanzengattung „Wüstenrosen“. Andere Begriffsverwendungen siehe Begriffsklärung Wüstenrose. Die Wüstenrosen (Adenium) sind eine Pflanzengattung aus der Familie der Hundsgiftgewächse (Apocynaceae). Die auch „Wüstenrose“ genannte Art Adenium obesum findet als Zimmerpflanze für sonnige Fenster Verwendung; oft wird sie dazu auf Oleander aufgepfropft.
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 21
- With media
- 20
- Family
- Apocynaceae
- Collections
- A, MO, RSA, MNHN, MWCF, WIS
- Recorded in
- China, Tanzania, United States, Mozambique, Kenya, Nouvelle-CaléDonie, Jamaica, Ethiopie
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Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- Cultivation and uses
- Classification
- Common names
- References
thumb|Seedlings Adenium is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1819. It is native to Africa and the Arabian Peninsula.
==Cultivation and uses== thumb|Adenium in Thailand Adenium obesum is grown as a houseplant in temperate and tropical regions. Numerous hybrids have been developed. Adeniums are appreciated for their colorful flowers and unusual thick caudices. They can be grown for many years in a pot and are commonly used for bonsai. thumb|One of the paired, follicular fruit of an Adenium species, Dehiscence (botany)|dehiscing to release seeds equipped with a double pappus (i.e. tuft of hairs at each end) for wind-dispersal
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