Desert rose biography
Desert rose sting.
Adenium obesum
Species of plant
Adenium obesum, more commonly known as a desert rose, is a poisonousspecies of flowering plant belonging to the tribe Nerieae of the subfamily Apocynoideae of the dogbane family, Apocynaceae.[3] It is native to the Sahel regions south of the Sahara (from Mauritania and Senegal to Sudan), tropical and subtropical eastern and southern Africa, as well as the Arabian Peninsula.
Other names for the flower include Sabi star, kudu, mock azalea, and impala lily.
Desert rose biography
Adenium obesum is a popular houseplant and bonsai in temperate regions.
Description
It is an evergreen or drought-deciduous succulentshrub (which can also lose its leaves during cold spells, or according to the subspecies or cultivar).
It can grow to 0.12–5 m (0.39–16.40 ft) in height, with pachycaul (disproportionately large) stems and a stout, swollen basal caudex (a rootstock that protrudes from the soil). The leaves are spirally arranged, clustered towa