Adenium obesum next to Pachypodium lealii subsp. saundersii
Paris, France.
Our third day in Paris. We walked along the river to the Jardin des Plantes.
There were a couple of heated glasshouses in the Jardin des Plantes. The entrance to the main garden is free, but there is a small charge to go into the glasshouses. The main glasshouse is full of exotic tropical plants.
There is also a cooler, drier section for cacti and succulents. And in this cooler, drier section, various xerophytic plants from Madagascar ... Euphorbia, Alluaudia ... and many others.
Adenium is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1819. It is native to Africa and the Arabian Peninsula.
Adenium obesum is grown as a houseplant in temperate regions. Numerous hybrids have been developed. Adeniums are appreciated for their colourful flowers, but also for their unusual, thick caudices. They can be grown for many years in a pot and are commonly used for bonsai.
The sap of Adenium boehmianum, A. multiflorum, and A. obesum contains toxic cardiac glycosides and is used as arrow poison throughout Africa for hunting large game.
Adenium obesum next to Pachypodium lealii subsp. saundersii
Paris, France.
Our third day in Paris. We walked along the river to the Jardin des Plantes.
There were a couple of heated glasshouses in the Jardin des Plantes. The entrance to the main garden is free, but there is a small charge to go into the glasshouses. The main glasshouse is full of exotic tropical plants.
There is also a cooler, drier section for cacti and succulents. And in this cooler, drier section, various xerophytic plants from Madagascar ... Euphorbia, Alluaudia ... and many others.
Adenium is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1819. It is native to Africa and the Arabian Peninsula.
Adenium obesum is grown as a houseplant in temperate regions. Numerous hybrids have been developed. Adeniums are appreciated for their colourful flowers, but also for their unusual, thick caudices. They can be grown for many years in a pot and are commonly used for bonsai.
The sap of Adenium boehmianum, A. multiflorum, and A. obesum contains toxic cardiac glycosides and is used as arrow poison throughout Africa for hunting large game.