학명: Crassula ovata (Miller) Druce / Crassula portulacea Lam.
* 우리나라에서는 보통 오른쪽 학명을 쓰고 있지만 왼쪽이 정명이고 오른쪽은 이명이다.
분류: 돌나물과(Crassulaceae)
국내 유통명: 화월(花月), 염자(艶姿),
* 일본에서 부르는 명칭으로 우리말 정서에 맞지 않으므로 쓰지 않는 것이 좋겠다. 선인창과 다육식물의 국내 유통 명칭은 유감스럽게도 대부분 일본어에서 부르는 것을 그대로 빌려온 것들이다.
영명: jade plant/ friendship tree/lucky plant /money plant,
사진: 2013.02.14 강원도립화목원
아래 : 2022.02.27 인천대공원
설명:
Crassula ovata, commonly known as jade plant, friendship tree, lucky plant or money plant, is a succulent plant with small pink or white flowers. It is native to South Africa, and is common as a houseplant worldwide. It is sometimes referred to as the money tree; however Pachira aquatica also receives this nickname.
It is an evergreen plant with thick branches and smooth, rounded, fleshy leaves that grow in opposing pairs along the branches. Leaves are a rich jade green; some varieties may develop a red tinge on the edges of leaves when exposed to high levels of sunlight. New stem growth is the same color and texture as the leaves, but becomes brown and woody with age. Under the right conditions, they may produce small white or pink star-like flowers in early spring.
Numerous varieties and cultivars have been selected, of which C. ovata 'Hummel's Sunset' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[2]
The jade plant lends itself easily to bonsai and is popular as an indoor bonsai.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crassula_ovata