PLANTS Profile for Adenium (desert rose)

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PLANTS Profile

Adenium Roem. & Schult.
desert rose

Symbol:

ADENI

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Apocynaceae

Duration:

None

Not in PFA

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R.A. Howard. ©Smithsonian Institution. Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution, Richard A. Howard Photograph Collection. Indonesia, Bali. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Adenium Roem. & Schult.

Related Taxa:
Adenium Roem. & Schult.

View 40 genera in Apocynaceae or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Adenium obesum
desert-rose

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Adenium Roem. & Schult.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Asteridae
Order	Gentianales
Family	Apocynaceae – Dogbane family
Genus	Adenium Roem. & Schult. – desert rose

Time Generated: 05/21/2013 03:44 AM CDT