Crassula ovata

Crassula ovata, Camdeboo NP, Eastern Cape, South Africa

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. Disporocarpa
Sectio: C. sect. Anacampseroideae
Subsectio: C. subsect. Latifoliae
Species: Crassula ovata

Name

Crassula ovata (Mill.) Druce, Rep. Bot. Soc. Exch. Club Brit. Isles 4(Suppl. 2): 617 (1917).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Cotyledon ovata Mill., Gard. Dict. ed. 8: n.° 8 (1768).
• Homotypic
  • Toelkenia ovata (Mill.) P.V.Heath, Calyx 3: 105 (1993).
• Heterotypic
  • Cotyledon lutea Lam., Encycl. 2: 172 (1786).
  • Crassula portulacea Lam., Encycl. 2: 172 (1786).
  • Crassula argentea Thunb., Nova Acta Phys.-Med. Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. Nat. Cur. 6: 329 (1778).
  • Crassula articulata Zuccagni, Cent. Observ. Pl. 1: 24 (1806).
  • Crassula nitida Schönland, Rec. Albany Mus. 1: 54 (1903).
  • Crassula lucens Gram, Kongel. Norske Vidensk. Selsk. Aarsberetn. 1941: 38-43 (1941).

Homonyms

• Crassula ovata E.Mey. ex Harv. & Sond., Fl. Cap. 2: 348 (1862) [=Crassula sarmentosa Harv., Fl. Cap. 2: 348 (1862).]

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe (introduced)) Regional: Southwestern Europe Spain. Continental: Africa Regional: Macaronesia (introduced) Canary Islands, Madeira. Regional: South Tropical Africa Mozambique. Regional: Southern Africa Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal. Regional: Middle Atlantic Ocean (introduced) St.Helena. Continental: Northern America (introduced) Regional: Southwestern U.S.A. California. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Druce, G.C. 1917. Nomenclatorial Notes: chiefly African and Australian. The Botanical Exchange Club and Society of the British Isles Report for 1916, Suppl. 2: 601–653. Reference page. : 617.

Links

• Hassler, M. 2019. Crassula ovata. 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 24. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Crassula ovata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 November 24. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Crassula ovata. Published online. Accessed: November 24 2019.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Crassula ovata (Mill.) Druce in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.
• The Plant List 2010. Version 1. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 2012 Sep 05.
• Crassula ovata (Mill.) Druce – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
• Crassula portulacea – Taxon details on National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).
• EOL: Crassula ovata

Vernacular names

dansk: Paradistræ
Deutsch: Geldbaum
Ελληνικά: Κρασούλα
English: Jade Plant
suomi: Rahapuu
hornjoserbsce: Jejkojta tołsćinka
magyar: Pozsgafa
日本語: フチベニベンケイ
한국어: 염자
polski: Grubosz jajowaty
svenska: Paradisträd

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