Portulacaria fruticulosa

Portulacaria fruticulosa

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Didiereaceae
Genus: Portulacaria
Species: Portulacaria fruticulosa

Name

Portulacaria fruticulosa (H.Pearson & Stephens) Bruyns & Klak, Taxon 63: 1061 (2014).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Ceraria fruticulosa H.Pearson & Stephens, Ann. S. African Mus. 9: 34 (1912).
• Heterotypic
  • Ceraria schaeferi Engl. & Schltr. in H.G.A.Engler & C.G.O.Drude, Veg. Erde 9: 157 (1915).

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Bruyns, P.V., Oliveira-Neto, M., Melo-de-Pinna, G.F. & Klak, C. 2014. Phylogenetic relationships in the Didiereaceae with special reference to subfamily Portulacarioideae. Taxon 63(5): 1053–1064. DOI: 10.12705/635.36 JSTOR ResearchGate Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Portulacaria fruticulosa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Mar 07. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2020. Portulacaria fruticulosa. 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. 2020. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Mar 07. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Portulacaria fruticulosa. Published online. Accessed: Mar 07 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Portulacaria fruticulosa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Mar 07. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2020. Portulacaria fruticulosa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 07 Mar 2020.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Portulacaria fruticulosa in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

English: dwarf jade plant, porkbush
suomi: Pensasportulakka
Nederlands: spekboom

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