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Portulacaria armiana
Portulacaria armiana (previously Ceraria armiana), also known as the whipstick-porkbush, is a succulent plant found on the border between Namibia and South Africa.
From the article Portulacaria armiana on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
It grows as a low shrub. It can be distinguished from its relatives by its large, grey-green waxy leaves, and its extremely tall inflorescence ("whipstick"), which rises unusually high (up to 8 metres (26 ft)). Within the genus Portulacaria, it is most closely related to its sister-species Portulacaria namaquensis.
Range & habitat
Its natural habitat is the lower reaches of the Orange River valley of Namibia, near the border with South Africa. In this extremely arid, winter-rainfall area, it favours mildly acidic sands on high granite outcrops. It grows in full sun in extremely well-drained soil, and can be propagated by seed or cuttings.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 592450.