Crassula atropurpurea

Crassula atropurpurea

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Saxifragales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Saxifragales

Familia: Crassulaceae
Subfamilia: Crassuloideae
Genus: Crassula
Subgenus: C. subg. Crassula
Sectio: C. sect. Globulea

Species: Crassula atropurpurea
Varieties: C. a. var. anomala – C. a. var. cultriformis – C. a. var. muirii – C. a. var. purcellii – C. a. var. watermeyeri

Name

Crassula atropurpurea (Haw.) D.Dietr., Syn. Pl. 2: 1031 1840.

Synonyms

• Cotyledon lutea Hort. ex Lam.
• Crassula micrantha Schönl.
• Crassula smutsii Schönl.
• Globulea atropurpurea Haw.
• Globulea atropurpurea nvar. marginata (Schönland) P. V. Heath
• Globulea atropurpurea var. smutsii (Schönland) P. V. Heath
• Globulea clavifolia E. Mey. ex Harv. & Sond.
• Sedum arboreum Orteg. ex Steud.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Southern Africa South Africa (W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Dietrich, D. 1840. Synopsis plantarum: seu, Enumeratio systematica plantarum plerumque adhuc cognitarum cum differentiis specificis et synonymis selectis ad modum Persoonii elaborata. Vol. 2. 881-1642 pp. Vimariae: B. F. Voigtii. BHL Reference page. : 2:1031.

Links

• Hassler, M. 2019. Crassula atropurpurea. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2019 November 21. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Crassula atropurpurea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 November 21. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Crassula atropurpurea. Published online. Accessed: November 21 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Crassula atropurpurea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 21 November 2019.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Crassula atropurpurea in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

English: Purple Crassula

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