Sinocrassula
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| Sinocrassula | |
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| Sinocrassula yunnanensis | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Saxifragales |
| Family: | Crassulaceae |
| Genus: | Sinocrassula A.Berger[1][2] |
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Sinocrassula is a genus of succulent, subtropical plants of the family Crassulaceae.[1]
The name "Sinocrassula" means "Chinese crassula". They come from the province Yunnan in the south of China, and also from the north of Burma. They grow at an altitude between 2,500 and 2,700 m.
- Sinocrassula ambigua (Praeger) A.Berger
- Sinocrassula bergeri H.Jacobsen
- Sinocrassula densirosulata (Praeger) A.Berger
- Sinocrassula diversifolia H.Chuang
- Sinocrassula indica (Decne.) A.Berger
- Sinocrassula indica var. forrestii (Raym.-Hamet) S.H.Fu
- Sinocrassula indica var. luteorubra (Praeger) S.H.Fu
- Sinocrassula indica var. obtusifolia (Fröd.) S.H.Fu
- Sinocrassula indica var. serrata (Raym.-Hamet) S.H.Fu
- Sinocrassula jiaozishanensis Chao Chen, J.Guan Wang & Z.R.He
- Sinocrassula longistyla (Praeger) S.H.Fu
- Sinocrassula luteorubra (Praeger) H.Chuang
- Sinocrassula techinensis (S.H.Fu) S.H.Fu
- Sinocrassula vietnamensis (S.H.Fu) S.H.Fu
- Sinocrassula yunnanensis Aver. et V.V.Byalt
source: International Plant Names Index - Sinocrassula[3]
Description
Sinocrassula presents rosettes of thin fleshy triangular brown leaves. The plants are up to 20 cm height.
They develop dense clumps. Sometimes, Sinocrassula shows monstrous forms.
The inflorescence is a dense panicle up to 10–15 cm with whitish flowers and red-tipped petals.
