Apocynaceae FAMILY

Adenium oleifolium

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

An arrow poison is prepared from the latex, or from a decoction of the extremely bitter tuber[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ]. The plant contains cardiac glycosides and can cause death when ingested[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ].

Botanical Description

Adenium oleifolium is a succulent, deciduous shrub growing up to 40cm tall. It has a thickened tuberous rootstock that can be 50 - 80cm wide and 15 - 30cm long The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local medicinal use. It is grown as an ornamental[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSouthern Africa - Namibia, Botswana, S. Africa.

HabitatGrassland with bushes, on stony ridges and limestone rock outcrops or in loose sand at elevations from 700 - 1,200 metres[ 295 Title PlantZAfrica.com Publication Author Website http://www.plantzafrica.com Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent site giving detailed descriptions and uses of many S. African plants. , 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ].