Crassulaceae
Crassula

Crassula coccinea L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 282 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SW. Cape Prov. It is a succulent subshrub and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cape Provinces

Introduced into:

New Zealand North, New Zealand South

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.

Kew Species Profiles

  • Egerton III, F.N. (1970). Richard Bradley’s illicit excursion into medical practice in 1714. Medical History 14: 53-62. (accessed 13 July 2011)
  • Goldblatt, P. & Manning, J. (2000). Cape Plants. A Conspectus of the Cape Flora of South Africa. Strelitzia 9. National Botanical Institute, Cape Town.
  • Phillips, R. & Rix, M. (1997). Conservatory and Indoor Plants. Vol. 1. Pan Books, London.
  • Raimondo, D. et al. (2009). Red List of South African Plants 2009. Strelitzia 25. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
  • Sims, J. (1800). Crassula coccinea. Curtis’s Botanical Magazine 14: t.495.
  • The Plant List (2010). Crassula coccinea.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Species Profiles

    • Kew Species Profiles
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0