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Family: Crassulaceae Life
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Thirty-four genera and 1370 species (cosmopolitan
except Australia and Western Pacific) of which six genera and 272
species are native to southern Africa.
In addition, eight genera and 40 species are cultivated in southern
Africa.
Genera native to southern Africa
List from
Plants
of Southern Africa - an Online Checklist (SANBI).
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Adromischus
A total of 29 species, all endemic to southern Africa.
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Cotyledon
All eleven species are native to southern Africa but some of them have
distributions extending further north. |
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Crassula
About 300 species (including Africa, Europe,
America, Australia, New Zealand) of which 160 are native to
southern Africa.
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Kalanchoe
About 200 species (tropical Africa, Madagascar, S
and SE Asia, N Australia) of which 23 are native to southern
Africa, one species is naturalised and an additional 11 species are cultivated in the region. |
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Pistorinia
One species native to southern Africa:
Pistorinia distrata. |
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Tylecodon
All 48 species are endemic to southern
Africa. |
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Other genera, cultivated in southern Africa
List from Glen (2002). The species is listed for genera with
only one species cultivated.
Aeonium
Three species cultivated, all native to the Canary Islands. |
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Dudleya
Record of one unidentified species cultivated. |
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Echeveria
Seven species cultivated; all native to the USA and Mexico. |
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Greenovia
Record of one unidentified species cultivated. |
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Rosularia sedoides
Native to northern India. |
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Sedum
Fourteen species cultivated. |
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Sempervivum
Record of one unidentified species cultivated. |
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Tacitus bellus
Native to Mexico. |
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