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  1. Family name: Crassulaceae
  2. Japanese name: KAGETSU (KANENONARUKI)
  3. English name: baby jade, cauliflower ears, Chinese rubber plant, dollar plant, dwarf rubber plant, jade plant, jade tree, Japanese rubber plant
  4. Scientific name: Crassula ovata (C. argentea, C. portulacea)
  5. Country of origin: South Africa (Southern Cape, Natal)



Description
It is a shrub-like succulent plant with 1-3 meters in height. There are nodes on the stalk, and the leaves easily fall. The leaves grow opposite and are elliptical or oblong and have a length of 3–4 cm and width of 2–2.5 cm. The leaves are green and lustrous and the edges are dark red. Inflorescence has stem apex, is in a star-like shape, and is in peach white to pale peach color. Propagation is performed by seeding or cutting (stem cutting, leaf cutting).

References
松居謙次.1994.クラッスラ属.塚本洋太郎(監修).園芸植物大事典 1.pp.739-743.小学館、東京.

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