Adenium oleifolium
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c. 14 kms SW of Upington, Northern Cape, South Africa
Photo: Amanda Mileson
c. 14 kms SW of Upington, Northern Cape, South Africa
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| Synonyms: |
Adenium lugardii N.E. Br. Adenium oleifolium Stapf var. angustifolium Phillips Adenium somalense Balf.f. var. angustifolium (Phillips) Rowley |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Succulent shrub up to 40 cm high, forming a dense mass of rather fleshy leaves and stems, with an underground rootstock. Leaves sessile; lamina linear to very narrowly obovate, glaucous or green, shiny above, glabrous, dull beneath, pubescent. Flowers usually appearing with the leaves. Corolla bright scarlet or red to pink; tube yellowish; lobes apiculate. Fruit pale grey, 10-11.5 × 1 cm. Seeds with tufts of hairs. |
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| Notes: | Threatened by harvesting for traditional medicinal purposes. |
| Derivation of specific name: | oleifolium: with leaves like an olive tree (Olea). |
| Habitat: | On loose sandy or rocky soils in bushland. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 700 - 1200 m |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Namibia, Botswana and South Africa. |
| FZ divisions: | SE |
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| Red data list status: | Vulnerable |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Sunday 21 August 2016 |
| Literature: |
Golding, J.S. (ed.) (2002). Botswana Plant Red Data List. Southern African Plant Red Data Lists. SABONET 14 Page 18. Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. & Kupicha, F.K. et al. (1985). Apocynaceae Flora Zambesiaca 7(2) Page 467. Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 25. |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Adenium oleifoliumAfrican Plant Database: Adenium oleifolium
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Adenium oleifolium
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Adenium oleifolium
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