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Accession Data:

Ceraria pygmaea (Pillans) G.D.Rowley

  • Common Name:
  • Family: Didiereaceae Radlk. ex Drake

  • Country of Origin: Namibia, South Africa

  • Description: dioecious miniature shrub with caudiciform base

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 200800196
  • Source: Matt Opel ?
  • Accession Date: 12-10-2008
  • Bench: 2205 - XER:Namib / Karoo B
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 2 confirmed on 03-24-2025

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • SubClass: core eudicots
  • Order: Caryophyllales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Didiereaceae
  • SubFamily:
  • Tribe:
  • SubTribe:

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2025
2024
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References (internal):

  • EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Cape Provinces / Namibia

References (external):

  1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Friday, January 27, 2017.
  2. WCSP (2016). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on Friday, January 27, 2017.

data regenerated on Mon, 24 Mar 2025 09:24:43 -0400 [bcm v4.0]

Images:

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Current Accessions in the Didiereaceae

  • Alluaudia ascendens W/C
  • Alluaudia comosa
  • Alluaudia dumosa W/C
  • Alluaudia humbertii
  • Alluaudia montagnacii
  • Alluaudia procera
  • Ceraria pygmaea
  • Decarya madagascariensis
  • Didierea trollii
  • Portulacaria afra 'variegata'
  • Portulacaria afra
  • Portulacaria afra 'Cork Bark'
W/C = Wild Collected
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