Biology:Adenium boehmianum
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Short description: Species of plant
| Adenium boehmianum | |
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| In flower near the Cunene River, Namibia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Tracheophytes |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Angiosperms |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Eudicots |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Asterids |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Gentianales |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Apocynaceae |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Adenium |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | <div style="display:inline" class="script error: no such module "taxobox ranks".">A. boehmianum |
| Binomial name | |
| Adenium boehmianum Schinz
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Adenium boehmianum, the Bushman poison, is a poisonous succulent endemic to the mostly dry regions of northern Namibia and southern Angola.[1] The San people boil the root sap and latex to prepare arrow poison, which is sufficient for hunting large mammals, as it contains strong cardiotoxic effects.[1] The leaves, borne only for three months a year, are arranged spirally and are clustered near the branch tips. A plant will flower for only a few weeks in winter.[1] The oblong fruit releases many seeds through a longitudinal slit, which due to their lateral tufts, can be dispersed by wind.
See also
- Bushman poison (disambiguation)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Schmelzer, G.H., Gurib-Fakim, A. (2008). Plant Resources of Tropical Africa 11(1), Medicinal plants 1. Wageningen, Netherlands: Prota Foundation, Backhuys Publishers, CTA. pp. 43–45. ISBN 978-90-5782-204-9.
Wikidata ☰ Q4682230 entry
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