"Adenium obesum" is a poisonous species of flowering plant belonging to the tribe Nerieae of the subfamily Apocynoideae of the dogbane family, Apocynaceae. It is native to the Sahel regions south of the Sahara, tropical and subtropical eastern and southern Africa and also the Arabian Peninsula.
Similar species: Gentianales
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Uploaded Jan 29, 2022. Captured Jan 28, 2022 11:49 in 37871 E Arboretum Way, Superior, AZ 85172, USA.
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Also wanted to double-check this species ID, the flower looks different to me, compared to other flower photos of this species. Was there a name sign? Posted 2 years ago
The cultivar name (cultivar epithet) should be capitalized, not italicized, and is indicated by single quotation marks (not double quotation The University of Arizona Cooperative Extension marks). In this case the cultivar name follows the name of the genus Adenium without a species indicated, because this cultivar is a hybrid between different species and does not represent a particular species. Adenium ‘Crimson Star’ is a clone of an outstanding hybrid of Adenium obesum crossed with Adenium
swazicum. Although this plant is an interspecific hybrid, the letter x or multiplication symbol × should not be used in front of the cultivar epithet. Interspecific crosses between species may be indicated with a hybrid formula, such as Adenium obesum × A. swazicum. This may be used to describe the parentage of a plant when no cultivar name is being applied. Posted 2 years ago