Portulacaria afra Jacq. belongs to the Didiereaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Portulacaria afra, Davidson, C 12270--South Africa. Western Cape. S of Prince Albert. 20 Jan 2014. DSC00737 (31).JPG
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Family
Didiereaceae
Genus
Portulacaria
Specific Epithet
afra
Authorship
Jacq.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 2.6
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#252,072 of 335,497
Top 76%
Extinction probability
5%
Location
South Africa, Western Cape
-32.732111, 18.187222
Location Remarks
Dirt road continuation of R27, along the coast 5 km N of Velddrif. Coastal dunes.
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Christopher Dalzell
Notes
Sprawling, succulent shrub c. 2.5 m.
