Portulacaria fruticulosa
Portulacaria fruticulosa | |
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Portulacaria fruticulosa (Ceraria fruticulosa). | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Didiereaceae |
Genus: | Portulacaria |
Species: | P. fruticulosa
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Binomial name | |
Portulacaria fruticulosa Pearson & Stephens
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Portulacaria fruticulosa (previously Ceraria fruticulosa or Ceraria schaeferi) is a succulent plant found on the border between Namibia and South Africa.
Description[]
It is a soft-wooded deciduous shrub with flat, round succulent leaves. It bears unisexual flowers on sessile inflorescences.
Within the genus Portulacaria, it is most closely related to its tiny sister-species, Portulacaria pygmaea.[1]
References[]
- ^ 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.
Categories:
- Portulacaria
- Flora of South Africa
- Flora of Namibia