Ceraria namaquensis, with the common names Namaqua porkbush and Namaqua portulacaria, is a species of succulent shrub, native to the border between South Africa and Namibia.[1][2][3]
The plant's current name is Portulacaria namaquensis, due to recent phylogenetic studies have shown that it is in fact located within the genus Portulacaria.[4]
The natural habitat of this species extends along the Orange River valley, along the border between Namibia and South Africa. It has also been recorded near the coast slightly further north in Namibia.[6]
This is an extremely arid, winter-rainfall area. In cultivation, it requires extremely well-drained soil, and is usually grown grafted onto a root-stock of the more resilient Portulacaria afra.
Descriptionedit
Detail of the distinctive leaves
It reaches heights of 1.3 to 1.8 meters, and typically has small, ovoid, club-shaped leaves.
These succulent leaves are deciduous, and densely coat its stems. The stems are stout and grow upwards, forking. They are very slow-growing. Its flowers are usually unisexual.
^ abP.Bruyns, M.Oliveira-Neto, G.F. Melo de Pinna, C.Klak: Phylogenetic relationships in the Didiereaceae with special reference to subfamily Portulacarioideae. Taxon 63 (5). October 2014. 1053-1064.
ceraria, namaquensis, with, common, names, namaqua, porkbush, namaqua, portulacaria, species, succulent, shrub, native, border, between, south, africa, namibia, scientific, classificationkingdom, plantae, unranked, angiosperms, unranked, eudicots, unranked, co. Ceraria namaquensis with the common names Namaqua porkbush and Namaqua portulacaria is a species of succulent shrub native to the border between South Africa and Namibia 1 2 3 Ceraria namaquensisScientific classificationKingdom Plantae unranked Angiosperms unranked Eudicots unranked Core eudicotsOrder CaryophyllalesFamily DidiereaceaeGenus CerariaSpecies C namaquensisBinomial nameCeraria namaquensis Sond H Pearson amp StephensSynonymsPortulacaria namaquensis Sond Ceraria gariepina H Pearson amp StephensThe plant s current name is Portulacaria namaquensis due to recent phylogenetic studies have shown that it is in fact located within the genus Portulacaria 4 Its closest relative is the species Portulacaria armiana 4 5 Contents 1 Distribution 2 Description 3 References 4 External linksDistribution editThe natural habitat of this species extends along the Orange River valley along the border between Namibia and South Africa It has also been recorded near the coast slightly further north in Namibia 6 This is an extremely arid winter rainfall area In cultivation it requires extremely well drained soil and is usually grown grafted onto a root stock of the more resilient Portulacaria afra Description edit nbsp Detail of the distinctive leavesIt reaches heights of 1 3 to 1 8 meters and typically has small ovoid club shaped leaves These succulent leaves are deciduous and densely coat its stems The stems are stout and grow upwards forking They are very slow growing Its flowers are usually unisexual References edit Ceraria namaquensis Sond H Pearson amp Stephens The Plant List www theplantlist org Retrieved 2017 08 02 Ceraria namaquensis Overview Encyclopedia of Life Encyclopedia of Life Retrieved 2017 08 02 JSTOR entry Ceraria namaquensis a b P Bruyns M Oliveira Neto G F Melo de Pinna C Klak Phylogenetic relationships in the Didiereaceae with special reference to subfamily Portulacarioideae Taxon 63 5 October 2014 1053 1064 Ceraria namaquensis www cactus art biz Retrieved 2017 08 02 Annals of the South African Museum 9 33 1912 Ann S African Mus External links editHortipedia entry for Ceraria namaquensis nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Portulacaria namaquensis nbsp This Caryophyllales article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ceraria namaquensis amp oldid 1178096587, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
