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Adenium obesum (Forssk.) Roem. & Schult.

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Published In: Systema Vegetabilium 4: 411. 1819. (Syst. Veg.)

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Typical Adult Height Range (m) : 2-4

Exceptional Height (m) [Note: often only attained in more mesic conditions] : 6

Life Form : Tree Succulent

Elevation Range (meters above sea level) : 0-199, 200-399, 400-799, 800-1199, 1200-1799, 1800-2999

Habitat(s) : Plains/Valleys, Hills/Plateaus

Substrate(s) : Sandy, Gravelly, Rocky

Global Regions of Occurrence : North Africa, West Africa, North-east Africa, West Asia

- Geographic Range : Senegal to Sudan, Somalia and from Egypt to Tanzania, Saudi Arabia, Yemen

Single-country Endemic : No

IUCN Redlist Category : LC (Least Concern)

Succulence : Bottle Trunk, Succulent Leaves

Leaf Duration : Deciduous

Propagation Technique(s) : Cuttings

Management practice(s) : Coppicing

Uses : Fuel, Forage/Fodder, Medicinal, Chemicals, Live Fences, Ornamental

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Africa & Madagascar
- Malawi Southern: 16°40'00"S 035°02'00"E, 06 August 1975, A.J. Salubeni 1967 (MO)
- Mali Kayes: 13°45'00"N 008°35'00"W, 03 May 1979, A.J.F.M. Dekker 376 (MO)
- Senegal : 100 m, 14°00'00"N 012°00'00"W, 1980, Alex Dickie, IV s.n. (MO)
- Kenya : 360 m, 03°44'00"S 039°09'00"E, 09 November 1972, Anthonius J.M. Leeuwenberg 10784 (MO)
- Tanzania Tanga, Korogwe: 100 m, 06°45'00"S 038°49'00"E, 23 November 1975, Anthonius J.M. Leeuwenberg 10835 (MO)
- Mali : 12°58'07"N 010°24'17"W, 25 January 2004, C. S. Duvall 500 (MO)
- Ethiopia : [10°43'28"N 040°40'11"E], June 1968 - July 1968, C.J. Carr 204 (MO)
- Ethiopia : 1250 m, [10°43'28"N 040°40'11"E], 04 February 1968, E. Westphal & J.M.C. Westphal-Stevels 3197 (MO)
- Tanzania Arusha, Ngorongoro: 07 July 1956, G.R. Williams 711 (MO)
- Tanzania Tanga, Lushoto: 770 m, 04°45'00"S 038°32'00"E, 19 November 1974, H. Balslev 324 (MO)
- Tanzania : 200 m, 06°50'00"S 037°35'00"E, 20 November 2000, Hearn, David 201117 (MO)
- Mozambique : [18°43'31"S 035°46'43"E], 12 June 1979, J. de Koning 7375 (MO)
- Tanzania Morogoro, Kilosa: 700 m, 07°24'00"S 036°30'00"E, 4 May 1986, J.C. Lovett & J.M. Lovett 683 (MO)
- Somalia : 220 m, 02°58'00"N 044°18'00"E, 11 March 1982, J.J. Beckett 1740 (MO)
- Kenya Coast: 03°26'00"S 039°36'00"E, 10 December 1979, J.M. Reitsma 397 (MO)
- Guinea-Bissau : [11°53'21"N 014°55'32"W], 25 January 1947, J.V. da G. do Espirito Santo 2364 (MO)
- Ethiopia Gamo Gofa: 1250 m, 05°57'00"N 037°36'00"E, 28 August 1969, Jan J.F.E. de Wilde 5657 (MO)
- Tanzania Kilimanjaro, Same: 680 m, 04°21'04"S 037°53'39"E, 16 September 1999, John A. Mlangwa & J. Amani 580 (MO)
- Tanzania Kilimanjaro, Same: 1050 m, 04°21'37"S 037°53'42"E, 16 September 1999, John A. Mlangwa & J. Amani 591 (MO)
- Kenya : [00°07'00"S 037°43'12"E], 1984, John J. Lavranos & C.W. Watney 21932 (MO)
- Ethiopia Gamo Gofa: 1000 m, 22 November 1973, Jonquil W. Ash 2261 (MO)
- Cameroon : 08°07'20"N 005°06'38"W, 02 August 1970, L. Aké Assi 11338 (MO)
- Tanzania Kilimanjaro, Same: 730 m, 04°05'09"S 038°07'28"E, 29 November 2021, Moses A. Mwangoka & E. Sisya 10125 (MO)
- Kenya : 1900 ft, [00°07'00"S 037°43'12"E], 16 August 1968, O.M. Mwangangi & D. Gwynne 1162 (MO)
- Senegal Tambacounda: 15°45'00"N 016°01'00"W, 09 November 1984, P. Bamps 7550 (MO)
- Mozambique Maputo: 30 m, 8 Aug 1980, P.A. Schäfer 7226 (MO)
- Tanzania Morogoro, Kilosa: 380 m, 07°36'00"S 037°07'00"E, 10 July 1973, P.J. Greenway & Kanuri Kibui 15400 (MO)
- Tanzania Morogoro, Kilosa: 380 m, 07°36'00"S 037°07'00"E, 10 July 1973, P.J. Greenway & Kanuri Kibui 15400 (MO)
- Kenya : 02°14'00"N 040°50'00"E, 15 December 1972, P.R.O. Bally & Ronald Melville 15249 (MO)
- Somalia Gedo: 158 m, 25 May 1983, R.G. Wieland 1214 (MO)
- Somalia : 06°22'48"N 047°52'24"E, 24 June 1987, R.G. Wieland 4616 (MO)
- Ethiopia Kefa: 540 m, 06°26'00"N 037°09'00"E, 10 November 1984, Roy E. Gereau & et al. 1407 (MO)
- Tanzania Pwani, Bagamoyo: Zaraninge Forest, Miseni public area., 150 m, 06°20'00"S 038°30'00"E, 19/09/1998, Y.S. Abeid & et al. 308 (MO)
Asia
- Saudi Arabia : [23°36'51"N 045°36'03"E], 26 July 1976, A. Sheikh & John D. Dwyer 13712 (MO)
- Saudi Arabia : [23°36'51"N 045°36'03"E], 11 July 1976, John D. Dwyer 13307 (MO)
North America
- United States Arizona, Pima: [32°00'10"N 112°01'40"W], 16 November 2000, Adam F. Bradley 518 (MO)
South America
- French Guiana : 04°53'00"N 052°16'00"W, 23 March 2008, M. F. Prévost & D. Sabatier 5054 (MO)

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Name	Reference	IPCN Reference	Gametophytic Count	Sporophytic Count	Country
Adenium obesum (Forssk.) Roem. & Schult.	Laan, F. M. v. d. & J. C. Arends. 1985. Cytotaxonomy of Apocynaceae. Genetica 68: 3–35.	84-85		22
Adenium obesum (Forssk.) Roem. & Schult.	Das, A. B., S. Mohanty & P. Das. 1999. Chromosome number, karyotype and nuclear DNA content in some Adenium species of the family Apocynaceae. Cytobios 98: 95–104.	01-03		22