Crassula ovata

Crassula ovata

Taxonavigation

Classification System: APG III (down to family level)

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Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Ordo: Saxifragales
Familia: Crassulaceae
Subfamilia: Crassuloideae
Genus: Crassula
Subgenus: C. subg. Disporocarpa
Sectio: C. sect. Anacampseroideae
Subsectio: C. subsect. Latifoliae
Species: Crassula ovata

Name

Crassula ovata (Mill.) Druce (1917)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Cotyledon ovata Mill., Gard. Dict., ed. 8. n. 8. 1768.

• Homotypic
  • Toelkenia ovata (Mill.) P.V.Heath, Calyx 3(3): 105. 1993.

• Heterotypic
  • Cotyledon lutea Lam., Encycl. 2: 172. 1786, nom. illeg. non Huds. (1778)
  • Crassula argentea Thunb., Nova Acta Phys.-Med. Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. Nat. Cur. 6: 329, 337. 1778.
  • Crassula articulata Zuccagni, Cent. Observ. Bot. (p. 24) No. 59. 1806; preprinted from J.J.Roemer's Collecteana, see p. 136 (1806-1810).
  • Crassula lucens Gram, Aarsskr. K. Vet.- og Landbohojsk. 1941, 38-43. 1941; cf. DaniaPolyglotta, 1901-44. Pt. 3, 11 (1951).
  • Crassula nitida Schönland, Rec. Albany Mus. 1: 54. 1903.
  • Crassula obliqua Aiton, Hortus Kew. 1: 393. 1789.
  • Crassula portulacea Lam., Encycl. 2: 172. 1786.

Note

• Homonym
  • Cotyledon ovata Haw. (1812) = Cotyledon orbiculata L.

• A number of names are in horticultural use, none seems valid and merely refer to cultivars; Crassula ovata var. crispata, Crassula ovata var. gollum, Crassula ovata var. minor, Crassula ovata var. monstruosa, Crassula ovata var. obliqua, Crassula ovata var. obliqua f. variegata, Crassula ovata var. tricolor, Crassula portulacea var. monstruosa.

References

• Druce, G.C. 1917. Rep. Bot. Exch. Cl. Brit. Isles 1916: 617.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Crassula ovata in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed on 07-Oct-06.
• The Plant List 2010. Version 1. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on internet. Accessed: 2012 Sep 05.

Vernacular names

dansk: Paradistræ
Deutsch: Geldbaum
English: Jade plant
hornjoserbsce: Jejkojta tołsćinka
magyar: Majomfa
日本語: カネノナルキ
polski: Grubosz jajowaty
suomi: Rahapuu
svenska: Paradisträd

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