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Adenium oleifolium

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Adenium oleifolium
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Adenium
Species:
A. oleifolium
Binomial name
Adenium oleifolium
Synonyms
  • Adenium lugardiae N.E.Br.
  • Adenium obesum subsp. oleifolium (Stapf) G.D.Rowley
  • Adenium oleifolium var. angustifolium Phil.
  • Adenium somalense var. angustifolium (Phil.) G.D.Rowley

Adenium oleifolium is a species of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae.[1]

Distribution

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The native range of this species is Southern Africa, including Botswana, Cape Provinces, Namibia and Northern Provinces.

It's a semisucculent subshrub and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Adenium oleifolium Stapf". The Plant List. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  2. ^ https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:76370-1