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Family : Portulacaceae |
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Family (APGIII) : DIDIEREACEAE |
| Protologue : Collectanea [Jacquin] 1: 160. t. 22 (1786 [1787]) |
| Information on the genus : Portulacaria |
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Status
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| Status for SA : | accepted (present) |
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| Status for TA : | accepted (present) |
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| Synonym(s) Heterotypic |
| =*Crassula arborea L. |
| =Crassula portulacaria L. (1762) |
| =Portulaca fruticosa Thunb. (1800) |
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| Ecology and distribution |
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| Biology : |
Shrub or small tree 2-4 m tall, densely branched; branches brittle; stout woody taproot; stems woody, branching apparently |
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| Ecology : |
Dry savanna; growing thickly in a patch (Kenya where it seems to be native; fide S. M. Phillips l. c.).; 1310 m alt. S. Africa. |
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| Biol./Eco : |
perennial-Tree, Shrub, Succulent- Ht 1 - 4 m. Alt: 0 - 1400 m. Distribution: EC, KN, LP, MP, NW, WC, SWZ |
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Bibliography for Southern Africa :
- Bothalia 3: 234 (1937).
- Fl. Pl. Africa 45: t.1763 (1978).
- SMITH G.F. , E.J. VAN JAARSVELD & AL. (1997). List of Southern African Succulent Plants. Umdaus Press : 147
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| More info on : |
| see under Jstor_African Plant Initiative |
| see under The International Plant Name Index |
| see under African Plants - a Photo Guide |
| see under Flora of Zimbabwe |
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