Crassula ovata (P. Mill.) Druce

English: Jade Plant

German: Fette Henne, Geldbaum

Kingdom: Plantae (2586)

  Phylum: Tracheophyta (2483)

    Class: Magnoliopsida (2101)

      Order: Rosales (117)

        Family: Crassulaceae (23)(family description)

          Genus: Crassula (3)

            Epithet: ovata (P. Mill.) Druce (6)

Synonyms: Crassula argentea Thunb., Crassula nitida Schönl., Crassula portulacea Lam.

argentea => silvery

nitida => shining, smooth and clear, lustrous

ovata => oval, egg-shaped; elliptic, but broader at the base

Climate: sub-tropical

Habitat: mesophytic

Habit: shrub

Check for Crassula ovata at

World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI

• [737] Crassula ovata - Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden
• [1760] Crassula ovata - Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)

• [33] Sajeva,M., Constanzo,M. (1994): Succulents - The illustrated dictionary. Timber Press, Portland, USA.