Adenium boehmianum

Adenium boehmianum
	In flower near the Cunene River, Namibia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Apocynaceae
Genus:	Adenium
Species:	A. boehmianum
Binomial name
	Adenium boehmianum; Schinz

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.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c 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.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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[Prota-1] 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.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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