Portulacaria fruticulosa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Core eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Didiereacea |
Genus: | Portulacaria |
Species: | P. fruticulosa |
Binomial name | |
Portulacaria fruticulosa Pearson & Stephens |
Portulacaria fruticulosa (previously Ceraria fruticulosa or Ceraria schaeferi) is a succulent plant found on the border between Namibia and South Africa.
It is a soft-wooded deciduous shrub with flat, round succulent leaves. It bears bisexual flowers on sessile inflorescences.
Within the Portulacaria genus, it is most closely related to its tiny sister-species, Portulacaria pygmaea.