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Adenium swazicum Stapf trib. Wrightieae 
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FamilyAPOCYNACEAE
Genus speciesAdenium swazicum Stapf trib. Wrightieae
BibliographyBull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1907: 53 (1907)
Native Ranges. Mozambique to Southern Africa
Primary BiomeDesert or Dry Shrubland
Habitatdry, sandy grassland
Altitude190-400m
Descriptionsucculent, branchlets glabrous, leaves obovate-cuneate, rounded, coriaceous, glaucous, glabrous, cymes terminal, tomentose, sepals lanceolate, corolla in throat purple
Size20-50cm
Colorrose
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typesucculent subshrub
Cultivationdry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil
alpine house, dry, sandy soil, sun
Propagationseed in winter, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsAdenium boehmianum var. swazicum (Stapf) G.D.Rowley
Adenium obesum ssp. swazicum (Stapf) G.D.Rowley
Territory2 Africa
     26 South Tropical Africa (MOZ Mozambique)
     27 Southern Africa (SWZ Swaziland, TVL Northern Provinces)
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