Portulacaria

Portulacaria afra

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Didiereaceae
Genus: Portulacaria
Species: P. afra – P. armiana – P. carrissoana – P. fruticulosa – P. longipedunculata – P. namaquensis – P. pygmaea

Name

Portulacaria Jacq., Collectanea 1: 160. (1787)

• Type species: Portulacaria afra Jacq., Collectanea 1: 160. (1787)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Haenkea Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 174. (1796), nom. superfl.
• Heterotypic
  • Ceraria H.Pearson & Stephens, Ann. S. African Mus. 9: 32. (1912)

References

Primary references

• Jacquin, N. v. 1786 [publ. 1787]. Collectanea ad botanicam, chemiam, et historiam naturalem spectantia, cum figuris. Vol. 1. Ex Officina Wappleriana, Vindobonae [Vienna]. 386 pp., 22 pl. Biblioteca Digital. Reference page. : 1: 160.

Additional references

• Bruyns, P.V., Oliveira-Neto, M., Melo-de-Pinna, G.F. & Klak, C. 2014. Phylogenetic relationships in the Didiereaceae with special reference to subfamily Portulacarioideae. Taxon 63(5): 1053–1064. DOI: 10.12705/635.36 JSTOR ResearchGate Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Portulacaria in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Mar. 7. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Portulacaria. Published online. Accessed: Mar. 7 2020.

Vernacular names

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