Portulacaria afra Jacq. belongs to the Didiereaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Family
Didiereaceae
Genus
Portulacaria
Specific Epithet
afra
Authorship
Jacq.
Scientific Name ID
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
1/19/2014
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.