| Portulacaria fruticulosa | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Didiereaceae |
| Genus: | Portulacaria |
| Species: | P. fruticulosa |
| Binomial name | |
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Portulacaria fruticulosa Pearson & Stephens |
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Portulacaria fruticulosa (previously Ceraria fruticulosa or Ceraria schaeferi) is a succulent plant found on the border between Namibia and South Africa.
It is a soft-wooded deciduous shrub with flat, round succulent leaves. It bears bisexual flowers on sessile inflorescences.
Within the Portulacaria genus, it is most closely related to its tiny sister-species, Portulacaria pygmaea.