Biology:Portulacaria longipedunculata

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Short description: Species of succulent

Portulacaria longipedunculata
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Didiereaceae
Genus: Portulacaria
Species:
P. longipedunculata
Binomial name
Portulacaria longipedunculata
Merxm & Podlech

Portulacaria longipedunculata (previously Ceraria longipedunculata or Ceraria kaokoensis) is a small-leaved succulent plant found in the far north of Namibia and into southern Angola.

Description

It is a soft-wooded, deciduous shrub with long, thin, succulent leaves and bisexual flowers.[1]

References

  1. 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 ☰ Q19630681 entry