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Portulacaria fruticulosa (H. Pearson & Stephens) Bruyns & Klak

Portulacaria fruticulosa

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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

  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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Portulacaria fruticulosa: Brief Summary

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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.

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