Portulacaria carrissoana

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Portulacaria carrissoana
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Didiereaceae
Genus: Portulacaria
Species:
P. carrissoana
Binomial name
Portulacaria carrissoana
Pillans

Portulacaria carrissoana (previously Ceraria carrissoana or Ceraria kuneneana) is a shrubby succulent plant found on the border between Namibia and Angola.

Description[]

It is a soft-wooded, succulent shrub with flat, round leaves and bisexual flowers.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ P.Bruyns, M.Oliveira-Neto, G.F. Melo de Pinna, C.Klak: Phylogenetic relationships in the Didiereaceae with special reference to subfamily Portulacarioideae. Taxon 63 (5). October 2014. 1053-1064.
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