Apocynaceae
Adenium

Adenium oleifolium Stapf

First published in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1907: 53 (1907)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Africa. It is a semisucculent subshrub and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Botswana, Cape Provinces, Namibia, Northern Provinces

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Bruyns, P.V. (2014). The Apocynaceae of Namibia. Strelitzia 34: 1-158. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1980 Shomcroft, G. [1133] South Africa K000057580 No
Jan 1, 1980 Pole-Evans, I.B. [s.n.] South Africa K000057581 No
Jan 1, 1980 Borcherds, W.M. [2598] South Africa K000057587 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1980 Werger, M.J.A. [1636] South Africa K000057590 No
Jan 1, 1980 Merxmueller, H. [729] South Africa K000057584 Yes
Jan 1, 1980 Holub, E. [s.n.] Botswana K000057583 Paratype Yes
Jan 1, 1980 Leach, L.C.; Noel, A.R.A. [237] Botswana K000057578 No
Jan 1, 1980 Yalala, A.M. [287] Botswana K000057577 No
Jan 1, 1980 Todd [23] South Africa K000057582 Lectotype Yes
Jan 1, 1980 Lugard, E.J. [269] Botswana K000057579 Holotype Yes
Jan 1, 1980 Leistner, O.A. [2243] South Africa K000057585 No
Jan 1, 1980 Hardy, D.S.; Bayliss [1207] South Africa K000057586 Yes
Jan 1, 1977 Hansen, O.J. [3290] Botswana K000057576 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0