Portulacaria

Also known as Planta de la abundancia

Portulacaria 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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KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderCaryophyllales
FamilyDidiereaceae

Native toAngola, Cape Provinces, Eswatini, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces

Observations recorded5,036

Common Name: large leafed spekboom

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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.