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Crassula schimperi Fisch. & C.A.Mey.

Crassula schimperi

Native records: 20 botanical areas

Chad, Tibet, Cameroon, 17 more areas

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Distribution is shown as WGSRPD Level 3 areas. It does not imply the species occurs throughout an entire area.

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A succulent subshrub of seasonally dry tropical climates. Native to India, Yemen, Bhutan, Cameroon, Chad, China and elsewhere.

This entry carries only the classification and distribution data recorded in WCVP. A written account and images are not yet available.

Distribution areas

  • Bhutan

    • East HimalayaNative

  • Cameroon

    • CameroonNative

  • Chad

    • ChadNative

  • China

    • TibetNative

  • Congo, Democratic Republic of the

    • ZaïreNative

  • Eritrea

    • EritreaNative

  • Ethiopia

    • EthiopiaNative

  • India

    • East HimalayaNative
    • IndiaNative
    • West HimalayaNative

  • Kenya

    • KenyaNative

  • Nepal

    • NepalNative

  • Pakistan

    • PakistanNative

  • Rwanda

    • RwandaNative

  • Saudi Arabia

    • Saudi ArabiaNative

  • Somalia

    • SomaliaNative

  • South Sudan

    • SudanNative

  • Sudan

    • SudanNative

  • Tanzania, United Republic of

    • TanzaniaNative

  • Uganda

    • UgandaNative

  • Yemen

    • SocotraNative
    • YemenNative

Climate of the native range

The Köppen climate classes found in the areas this plant is recorded as native to. It does not mean an entire area has that climate.

  • BWh Arid, desert, hot
  • Aw Tropical, savannah
  • ET Polar, tundra
  • Cwa Temperate, dry winter, hot summer
  • BSh Arid, steppe, hot
  • Cwb Temperate, dry winter, warm summer
  • Csb Temperate, dry summer, warm summer
  • Af Tropical, rainforest
  • Am Tropical, monsoon
  • Dwc Cold, dry winter, cold summer
  • Dwb Cold, dry winter, warm summer

The same climate occurs in 209 areas worldwide, 189 of which have no record of this plant. See them on the map

A matching climate does not mean the plant can grow there. Range limits are also set by things other than climate — dispersal history, soils, competition. Source: Beck et al. (2023), CC BY 4.0 (observed period 1991–2020).

Recorded medicinal uses

The cited source records medicinal use of this plant. It is not an assessment of efficacy or safety.

  • Crassula schimperi is recorded as used medicinally.

    Source location: p.643, right column, line 24

    World Checklist of Useful Plant Species · Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity (KNB) · CC BY 4.0 · source version: wcups-2020-62602715

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Family
Crassulaceae
Genus
Crassula

Other species in Crassula

Sources

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Bhutan · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    China · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Cameroon · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Congo, Democratic Republic of the · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Eritrea · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Ethiopia · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    India · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Kenya · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Nepal · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Pakistan · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Rwanda · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Saudi Arabia · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Sudan · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Somalia · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    South Sudan · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Chad · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Tanzania, United Republic of · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Uganda · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Yemen · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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