Portulacaria
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| Portulacaria | |
|---|---|
| Portulacaria afra | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Core eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Portulacaceae |
| Genus: | Portulacaria Jacq. |
Portulacaria is a plant genus previously placed in the family Portulacaceae, but according to molecular studies is part of Didiereaceae.
Species include:
- Portulacaria afra Jacq.
- Portulacaria armiana E. J. Van Jaarsveld
- Portulacaria namaquensis Sond.
- Portulacaria pygmaea Pillans
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Portulacaria afra, the Elephant's Food or Spekboom: a monograph which contains some of the areas of both knowledge and ignorance pertaining to this plant, by Robert J. Baran, 1999-2010
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