Portulacaria afra Jacq.

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Common names:	Dwarf jade plant (English) Elephant's food (English)
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Description:	Densely branched shrub, 2-4 m tall. Leaves broadly ovate, glossy, succulent, 1-2.5 cm long. Flowers pink or mauve, produced in profusion, c. 2 mm long, borne in fascicles on a short axis, 3-7 cm long. Fruit ellipsoid, winged.
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Derivation of specific name:	afra from Africa.
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Flowering time:	Sep-Nov
Worldwide distribution:	Kenya, Mozambique, Eswatini and South Africa.
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Literature:	Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 112. (Includes a picture). Coates Palgrave, K. (revised and updated by Meg Coates Palgrave) (2002). Trees of Southern Africa 3rd edition. Struik, South Africa Page 201. (Includes a picture).

Flora of Mozambique: cultivated Portulacaria afra
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Portulacaria afra

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Portulacaria afra
African Plant Database: Portulacaria afra
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