Crassula perfoliata

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Ordo: Saxifragales

Familia: Crassulaceae
Subfamilia: Crassuloideae
Genus: Crassula
Subgenus: C. subg. Crassula
Sectio: C. sect. Crassula

Species: Crassula perfoliata
Varieties: C. p. var. coccinea – C. p. var. heterotricha – C. p. var. minor
Name

Crassula perfoliata L., Sp. Pl. 282 1753.
Synonyms

Crassula pallida Bak.
Crassula perfoliata var. albiflora Harv.
Larochea perfoliata (L.) Haw.
Larochea perfoliata var. alba Haw.
Rochea falcata var. acuminata Eckl. & Zeyh.
Rochea perfoliata (L.) DC.
Rochea perfoliata var. alba (Haw.) Sweet

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

References
Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species plantarum, exhibentes plantas rite cognitas, ad genera relatas, cum differentiis specificis, nominibus trivialibus, synonymis selectis, locis natalibus, secundum systema sexuale digestas. Tomus I. Pp. [I–XII], 1–560. Impensis Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae [Stockholm]. BHL Reference page. : 282

Links

Hassler, M. 2019. Crassula perfoliata. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2019 November 24. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Crassula perfoliata in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 November 24. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Crassula perfoliata. Published online. Accessed: November 24 2019.
Tropicos.org 2019. Crassula perfoliata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 24 November 2019.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Crassula perfoliata in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

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 from South Africa.[2]

Two varieties are recognized:[2]

C. perfoliata var. falcata (J.C.Wendl.) Toelken
C. perfoliata var. heterotricha (Schinz) Toelken

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.
References

Linnaeus 1753.
WFO 2019.

"Crassula perfoliata var. falcata". RHS. Retrieved 5 May 2020.

Bibliography

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.