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Namaqua Porkbush
Portulacaria namaquensis
Portulacaria namaquensis, synonym Ceraria namaquensis, with the common names Namaqua porkbush and Namaqua portulacaria, is a species of succulent shrub, native to the border between the Cape Provinces of South Africa and Namibia.
From the article Portulacaria namaquensis on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
It reaches heights of 1.3 to 1.8 metres (4 ft 3 in to 5 ft 11 in), and typically has small, ovoid, club-shaped leaves. These succulent leaves are deciduous and densely coat its stems. The stems are stout and grow upwards, forking. They are very slow growing. Its flowers are usually unisexual.
Range & habitat
The natural habitat of this species extends along the Orange River valley, along the border between Namibia and South Africa. It has also been recorded near the coast slightly further north in Namibia.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
How it is grown
Its native habitat is an extremely arid, winter-rainfall area. In cultivation, it requires extremely well-drained soil, and is usually grown grafted onto a root-stock of the more resilient Portulacaria afra.
Wikipedia: “Cultivation”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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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 592454.