Adenium boehmianum
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Okaukuejo Rest Camp, Etosha National Park, Namibia.
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Okaukuejo Rest Camp, Etosha National Park, Namibia.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Okaukuejo Rest Camp, Etosha National Park, Namibia.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Okaukuejo Rest Camp, Etosha National Park, Namibia.
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| Synonyms: |
Adenium obesum (Forssk.) Roem. & Schult. subsp. boehmianum (Schinz) G.D.Rowley |
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| Status: | Native |
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| Derivation of specific name: | boehmianum: after Richard Böhm (Boehm) (1854-1884), German plant collector in Tanzania in 1882. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Angola, Namibia and Botswana. |
| Provinces: | BE,CU,HI,NA |
| Growth form(s): | Shrub over 2 m, shrub under 2 m. |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Tuesday 18 August 2026 |
| Literature: |
Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola Strelitzia 22 SANBI, Pretoria Page 34. Golding, J.S. (ed.) (2002). Botswana Plant Red Data List. Southern African Plant Red Data Lists. SABONET 14 Page 18. Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 24. |
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