Crassula perfoliata
| Crassula perfoliata | |
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| C. perfoliata var. falcata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Saxifragales |
| Family: | Crassulaceae |
| Genus: | Crassula |
| Species: | C. perfoliata
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| Binomial name | |
| Crassula perfoliata | |
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Crassula perfoliata is the type species of the genus Crassula, in the flowering plant family Crassulaceae, where it is placed in the subfamily Crassuloideae. It was first formally described by Linnaeus in 1753 as one of 10 species of Crassula.[1] It is native to South Africa, Mozambique, Eswatini, and Zimbabwe.[2]
Four varieties are recognized:[2]
- Crassula perfoliata var. coccinea (Sweet) G.D.Rowley
- C. perfoliata var. falcata (J.C.Wendl.) Toelken
- C. perfoliata var. heterotricha (Schinz) Toelken
- Crassula perfoliata var. perfoliata
Crassula perfoliata var. falcata, known as the airplane plant or airplane propellers, has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3] Growing to 1 m (3.3 ft) tall and broad, this succulent evergreen subshrub has grey erect leaves and scarlet flowers in summer. As it does not tolerate freezing temperatures, in temperate zones it must be grown under glass using a cactus compost.
The Latin specific epithet perfoliata means "with the leaves surrounding the stem".[4]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Linnaeus 1753.
- ^ a b Crassula perfoliata L. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
- ^ "Crassula perfoliata var. falcata". RHS. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
- ^ Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for Gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. ISBN 184533731X.
Bibliography[edit]
- Linnaeus, Carl (1753). "Crassula". Species Plantarum: exhibentes plantas rite cognitas, ad genera relatas, cum differentiis specificis, nominibus trivialibus, synonymis selectis, locis natalibus, secundum systema sexuale digestas. Stockholm: Impensis Laurentii Salvii. pp. 282–283., see also Species Plantarum
- WFO (2019). "Crassula perfoliata L." World Flora Online. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
