Didiereaceae

Pygmy porkbush

Portulacaria pygmaea Pillans

Family: Didiereaceae
Genus: Portulacaria

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Pygmy porkbush: Portulacaria pygmaea , previously Ceraria pygmaea — Pygmy porkbush. Native to the border between Namibia and South Africa. — Photo: Michael Wolf, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (3)

Afrikaans: Pigmee spekboom
Chinese: 延寿城
English: Pygmy porkbush

Synonyms

Ceraria pygmaea (Pillans) G.D.Rowley

Photos

Photo: Michael Wolf, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Michael Wolf, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Agnieszka Kwiecień, Nova, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Agnieszka Kwiecień, Nova, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.