🌿 Family

Didiereaceae

4 species · Plants

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Didiereaceae

Portulacaria afra Jacq.

Portulacaria afra (spekboom) is a drought, flood, and fire resistant succulent shrub native to Southern Africa with ecological and traditional medicinal uses.

Alluaudia procera (Drake) Drake

Alluaudia procera is a deciduous spiny succulent from the Didiereaceae family, native to Madagascar and unrelated to North American ocotillo.

Portulacaria namaquensis Sond.

Portulacaria namaquensis Sond. is a slow-growing succulent found in arid areas of Namibia and South Africa, grown in cultivation grafted onto Portulacaria afra rootstock.

Didierea madagascariensis Baill.

Didierea madagascariensis is a semi-succulent woody spiny shrub to small tree from the Didiereoideae subfamily, growing up to 10 m tall.

Related Families

Cactaceae 482 species Polygonaceae 248 species Amaranthaceae 240 species Caryophyllaceae 231 species Aizoaceae 87 species Droseraceae 70 species Montiaceae 49 species Nyctaginaceae 39 species

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