Adenium obesum (Forssk.) Roem. & Schult.

 
  • Family : APOCYNACEAE
    (Dogbane Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : KARONDA FAMILY (करौंदा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Apocynaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Cameraria obesa (Forssk.) Spreng.; Nerium obesum Forssk.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Adenium obesum (Forssk.) Roem. & Schult.
  • Common name : Desert Rose, Impala Lily
  • Vernacular name :
    • Desert Rose (Malayalam)
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Comments / notes : Planted in gardens
  • Flower, Fruit : November-May
  • Distribution :
    • Kerala : All districts of Kerala
    • Maharashtra : Palghar district
    • Tamil Nadu : Tamil Nadu
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
  • Native : Benin, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Chad, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Socotra, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Yemen
  • Exotic/Native : Exotic
  • World Distribution : Benin, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Chad, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Socotra, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Yemen
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Adenium obesum. Downloaded on 6 October 2024.

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