# Adenium arabicum

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{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}
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|image = RCN_Mother.jpg
|image_caption = ''A. arabicum'' trained as [bonsai](/source/bonsai).
|genus = Adenium
|species = arabicum
|authority = [Balf.f.](/source/Isaac_Bayley_Balfour)
}}

'''''Adenium arabicum''''' is a species of succulent plant commonly used for [bonsai](/source/bonsai) and cultivated for its shiny [leaves](/source/Leaf), growth form and flowering characteristics. Common names include desert rose, elephant's foot, and Adanah bush.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|date=2019-10-18|title=Adenium arabicum (Desert Rose)|url=https://worldofsucculents.com/adenium-arabicum-desert-rose/|access-date=2021-03-29|website=World of Succulents|language=en-US}}</ref> They are [monoecious](/source/monoecious) and self-sterile.<ref name=":0" /> ''A. arabicum'' is native to [Yemen](/source/Yemen) and [Saudi Arabia](/source/Saudi_Arabia).<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Hayes|first=Evie|date=2019-01-07|title=The Amazing Adenium arabicum Plant|url=https://unusualseeds.net/the-amazing-adenium-arabicum-plant/|access-date=2021-03-29|website=UnusualSeeds|language=en-US}}</ref>

The leaves of this species have a broad surface. Leaves also tend to be large and somewhat leathery in appearance. Growth form is squat and fat, with a definite [caudex](/source/caudex) and without much differentiation between trunk and branches.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Adenium arabicum - 5 seeds|url=https://rareplant.me/treesflowers/adenium-arabicum|access-date=2021-03-29|website=rareplant|language=en-US}}</ref> Bark may appear a purplish to dark brown color. [Flowers](/source/Flower) range from pink to reddish pink. They are tubular, often appear for 2-3 days, and may appear before the leaves.<ref name=":1" />

''A. arabicum'' prefers full sun, and is suitable for [US hardiness zones](/source/Hardiness_zone) 10 and 11.<ref name=":2" />
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Category:Plants used in bonsai
arabicum
Category:Caudiciform plants

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