Thursday, February 9, 2012

What is the name and scientific name of this flower?

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What is the name and scientific name of this flower?
Adenium is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae, containing a single species,



Adenium obesum, also known as Sabi Star, Kudu or



Desert-rose.



It is native to tropical and subtropical eastern and southern Africa and Arabia.



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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Deser...



http://www.botanica.uk.net/images/Succul...



http://avflower.com/flowers/adeniums_jpe...

http://pics.futuresystems.com/adenium6.j...



There are many cultivars with a riot of colors !!

It is a very good plant for bonsai

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Reply:Adenium obesum.it has a large tuber like main stem.the latex in the roots/stem/leaves is highly poisonus
Reply:See above..


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