| 词条 | Adenium boehmianum |
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|image = Adenium boehmianum.jpg |image_caption = The Bushman Poison in flower near the Cunene River, Namibia |regnum = Plantae |unranked_divisio = Angiosperms |unranked_classis = Eudicots |unranked_ordo = Asterids |ordo = Gentianales |familia = Apocynaceae |genus = Adenium |species = A. boehmianum |binomial = Adenium boehmianum |binomial_authority = Schinz |}} 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. References1. ^1 2 {{Cite book | last = Schmelzer| first =G.H., Gurib-Fakim, A. | title = Plant Resources of Tropical Africa 11(1), Medicinal plants 1 | publisher = Prota Foundation, Backhuys Publishers, CTA | location = Wageningen, Netherlands | year = 2008 | pages = 43–45 | doi = | isbn = 978-90-5782-204-9 }} See also
4 : Flora of Namibia|Flora of Angola|Adenium|Caudiciform plants |
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