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Tetraphyle columnaris (Thunb.) P.V.Heath
Calyx 3(3): 107 (1993)
Family: CRASSULACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Crassula columnaris Thunb.
Nova Acta Phys.-Med. Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. Nat. Cur. 6: 329, 335. 1778

Synonyms:

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Crassula columnaris Thunb.
Nova Acta Phys.-Med. Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. Nat. Cur. 6: 329, 335. 1778
Synonymy: 4 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Crassula columnaris subs. prolifera Friedrich
Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München 11: 334 1974
Synonymy: 4
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Common Names include:
ENGLISH: Upright Crassula, Khaki Button, Khakibutton
AFRIKAANS (Afrikaans): Koesnaatjie, Sentkannetjie
ITALIAN (Italiano): Crassula colonnare
LITHUANIAN (Lietuvių): Lenktasis storlapis

Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Crassula columnaris group

  • Crassula columnaris Thunb.: plants remain unbranched. Lower keaf-face not keeled, tip rounded. Distribution: Eastern Cape, Northern Cape, Western Cape.
  • Crassula columnaris subs. prolifera Friedrich: plants are much branched at the base. Lower leaf-face with a distinct keel. Tip mucronate. Distribution: Namaqualand, Bushmanland (Northern Cape, Republic of South Africa) and southern Namibia.

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