Portulacaria fruticulosa
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| Portulacaria fruticulosa Pearson & Stephens
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Portulacaria fruticulosa (previously Ceraria fruticulosa or Ceraria schaeferi) is a succulent plant found on the border between Namibia and South Africa.
Description
It is a soft-wooded deciduous shrub with flat, round succulent leaves. It bears bisexual flowers on sessile inflorescences.
Within the Portulacaria genus, it is most closely related to its tiny sister-species, Portulacaria pygmaea.[1]
References
- ^ P.Bruyns, M.Oliveira-Neto, G.F. Melo de Pinna, C.Klak: Phylogenetic relationships in the Didiereaceae with special reference to subfamily Portulacarioideae. Taxon 63 (5). October 2014. 1053-1064.