Identification: Anyone know what kind of planet this is?

Bought as a gift and i have no idea what kind of planet it is. Can someone point me in the right direction.

Thanks

 

Might be an Adenium obesum.
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Looks more like Ficus, perhaps F. microcarpa.

 

Junglekeeper is surely the authority here.

I thought 'caudex'...but more like 'trunk', eh?
J-k: Is this plant a bonsai, or are we seeing the manifestation of a glandular disorder??

 

Ficus Bonsai (ficus retusa(aka microcarpa) "Ginseng" ) I believe.
http://www.google.com/search?um=1&h...81401l81401l0l82721l1l1l0l0l0l0l164l164l0.1l1

 

My guess would be a bonsai but then I have no idea what a glandular disorder is for a plant. So much for being an authority!

 

Edema, maybe. Water retention. Wants to be a baobab.

 

Thanks. I learned something new. The following is a document on edema for those interested in learning more: Non- infectious plant disorder -- Edema (Oedema).

 

I'm a novice to bonsai (I have two), but I have seen people make those formations on purpose. Hope the plant doesn't have something wrong with it cause it sure is pretty!