Portulacaria armiana

Portulacaria armiana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Core eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Portulacaceae
Genus:	Portulacaria
Species:	P. armiana
Binomial name
Portulacaria armiana Van Jaarsveld

Portulacaria armiana (previously Ceraria armiana), also known as the Whipstick-porkbush is a succulent plant found on the border between Namibia and South Africa.

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 meters).

Within the genus Portulacaria, it is most closely related to its sister-species Portulacaria namaquensis.

Its natural habitat is the lower reaches of the Orange River valley, on the border between Namibia and 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.

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