Portulacaria
Sign in to savePortulacaria is a genus of succulent plant, classified in its own subfamily Portulacarioideae in the family Didiereaceae. It is indigenous to southern Africa.
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GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderCaryophyllales
- FamilyDidiereaceae
Native toAngola, Cape Provinces, Eswatini, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces
Common Name: large leafed spekboom
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- Didiereaceae
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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.