Biology:Portulacaria carrissoana

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Short description: Species of succulent

Portulacaria carrissoana
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Didiereaceae
Genus: Portulacaria
Species:
P. carrissoana
Binomial name
Portulacaria carrissoana
(Exell & Mendonça) Bruyns & [2][3]
Synonyms[2][3]
  • Ceraria carrissoana Exell & Mendonça
  • Swanepoel Ceraria kuneneana

Portulacaria carrissoana (previously Ceraria carrissoana or Ceraria kuneneana) is a shrubby succulent plant found on the border between Namibia and Angola.

Description

It is a soft-wooded, succulent shrub with flat, round leaves and bisexual flowers.[4]

References

  1. Timberlake, J. (2019). "Portulacaria carrissoana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T146426064A146819165. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T146426064A146819165.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/146426064/146819165. Retrieved 27 June 2023. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Portulacaria carrissoana (Exell & Mendonça) Bruyns & Klak". The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d.. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77143798-1. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Portulacaria carrissoana (Exell & Mendonça) Bruyns & Klak". Species 2000. n.d.. https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/4M2HF. 
  4. 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.

Wikidata ☰ Q19630688 entry