Anacampseros papyracea

Anacampseros papyracea is a species of succulent plant in the family Anacampserotaceae. It is endemic to Southern Africa.^[1]

Anacampseros papyracea
Conservation status
Least Concern (SANBI Red List)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Anacampserotaceae
Genus:	Anacampseros
Species:	A. papyracea
Binomial name
Anacampseros papyracea E.Mey. ex Fenzl, 1840
Synonyms[2]
Avonia papyracea (E.Mey. ex Fenzl) G.D.Rowley

Taxonomy

Anacampseros papyracea contains the following subspecies:

• Anacampseros papyracea subsp. papyracea
• Anacampseros papyracea subsp. namaensis Gerbaulet
• Anacampseros papyracea subsp. perplexa (G.Will.) Dreher

Anacampseros papyracea subsp. namaensis

Distribution

• Anacampseros papyracea subsp. papyracea is endemic to the Eastern Cape.^[1]
• Anacampseros papyracea subsp. namaensis is endemic to Namibia, and also found in the Northern Cape.^[3]
• Anacampseros papyracea subsp. perplexa is found in the Western Cape^[4]

Conservation status

Both Anacampseros papyracea subsp. papyracea and Anacampseros papyracea subsp. namaensis are classified as Least Concern according to SANBI.^[1]