Crassula perfoliata

"Airplane plant" redirects here. This term may also be used for Chlorophytum comosum

Crassula perfoliata
C. perfoliata var. falcata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Crassulaceae
Genus: Crassula
Species:
C. perfoliata
Binomial name
Crassula perfoliata
Synonyms
List
    • Rochea perfoliata var. alba (Haw.) Sweet
    • Rochea perfoliata (Linné) DC.
    • Rochea falcata var. acuminata Eckl. & Zeyh.
    • Larochea perfoliata var. alba Haw.
    • Larochea perfoliata (Linné) Haw.
    • Crassula perfoliata var. albiflora Harv.
    • Crassula pallida Bak.

Crassula perfoliata is the type species of the genus Crassula, in the succulent/flowering plant family Crassulaceae, where it is placed in the subfamily Crassuloideae. Formally described by Linnaeus in 1753 as one of 10 species of Crassula,[1] the plant is endemic to Southern Africa, where it may be found in Eswatini, Mozambique, South Africa and Zimbabwe.[2]

Crassula perfoliata var. falcata, known as the airplane plant or airplane propellers, is arguably the best-known in cultivation; this popular variety has gained the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Award of Garden Merit.[3]

  1. ^ a b Linnaeus 1753.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference powo was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Crassula perfoliata var. falcata". RHS. Retrieved 5 May 2020.