Crassula swaziensis Schönland
subsp. swaziensis
var. swaziensis

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Crassula swaziensis subsp. swaziensis var. swaziensis

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Castle Beacon, Vumba

Crassula swaziensis subsp. swaziensis var. swaziensis

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Globe Rock, Vumba

Crassula swaziensis subsp. swaziensis var. swaziensis

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Serpentine hills, Valley of Kings, Mutare

Crassula swaziensis subsp. swaziensis var. swaziensis

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Serpentine hills, Valley of Kings, Mutare

Crassula swaziensis subsp. swaziensis var. swaziensis

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Muvumodzi headwaters, Chimanimani Mts

Crassula swaziensis subsp. swaziensis var. swaziensis

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Plateau below Nhandore peak, Mt Gorongosa

Crassula swaziensis subsp. swaziensis var. swaziensis

Photo: Bart Wursten
Plateau below Nhandore peak, Mt Gorongosa

Crassula swaziensis subsp. swaziensis var. swaziensis

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Red wall Cave area, Chimanimani

Crassula swaziensis subsp. swaziensis var. swaziensis

Photo: Neil Crouch
Red wall Cave area, Chimanimani

Crassula swaziensis subsp. swaziensis var. swaziensis

Photo: Bart Wursten
Plateau between Mt Binga and Mt Nhamedimu, Chimanimani Mts.

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Synonyms: Crassula argyrophylla Diels ex Schönl. & Baker
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Status: Native
Description:
Succulent perennial herb, often forming clumps or mats. Leaves succulent in erect or spreading rosettes at the ends of short stems and branches, often reddish brown, hairless or more or less densely covered in whitish hairs. Flowers in flattened or hemispherical branched inflorescences, white with reddish sepals.
Notes: See subsp. brachycarpa for comparison.
Derivation of specific name: swaziensis: of Swaziland where the type specimen was collected
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Worldwide distribution: Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Eswatini and Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Malawi distribution: N,C
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Literature:

Bandeira, S., Bolnick, D. & Barbosa, F. (2007). Wild Flowers of Southern Mozambique Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Maputo, Mozambique Pages 84 - 85. As Crassula swaziensis (Includes a picture).

Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 133. as Crassula swaziensis

Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 17. as Crassula swaziensis swaziensis swaziensis forma argyrophylla

Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30 Sabonet, Pretoria Page 49.

Fabian, A. & Germishuizen, G. (1997). Wild Flowers of Northern South Africa. Fernwood Press, Vlaeburg. Pages 156 - 157. (Includes a picture).

Fernandes, R. (1983). Crassulaceae Flora Zambesiaca 7(1) Pages 35 - 37.

Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 38.

Pooley, E. (1998). A Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Region. Natal Flora Publications Trust. Durban. Pages 148 - 149. (Includes a picture).

Van Wyk, B. & Malan, S. (1988). Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of the Witwatersrand and Pretoria Region Struik, Cape Town Pages 54 - 55. (Includes a picture).

Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 91.

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Flora of Mozambique: Crassula swaziensis subsp. swaziensis var. swaziensis
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Crassula swaziensis
African Plant Database: Crassula swaziensis
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Wikipedia: Crassula swaziensis


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Malawi: Species information: Crassula swaziensis subsp. swaziensis var. swaziensis.
https://www.malawiflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=125210, retrieved 28 March 2024

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