Portulacaria
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Portulacaria is a genus of succulent plant, classified in its own subfamily Portulacarioideae in the family Didiereaceae. It is indigenous to southern Africa.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderCaryophyllales
- FamilyDidiereaceae
Observations recorded5,036
Common Name: large leafed spekboom
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 1
- With media
- 1
- Family
- Didiereaceae
- Collections
- MEL
- Recorded in
- South Africa
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Didiereaceae
- Image
- Jade leaves.jpg
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- Commons category
- Portulacaria
- taxon rank
- genus
- taxon name
- Portulacaria
- topic's main category
- Category:Portulacaria
- taxonomic type
- Portulacaria afra
- taxon common name
- 树马齿苋属
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Portulacaria is a genus of succulent plant, classified in its own subfamily Portulacarioideae in the family Didiereaceae. It is indigenous to southern Africa.
==Taxonomy== The genus was previously placed in the family Portulacaceae, but according to molecular studies is part of Didiereaceae.
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