Faucaria felina

Faucaria felina, tiger jaws (a name it shares with Faucaria tigrina), is a species of succulent plant in the family Aizoaceae. It is endemic to the southern Cape Provinces of South Africa, but also widely spread in culture. It has a clumping habit and blooms with yellow flowers.[2] As its synonym Faucaria candida, white tiger jaws, it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3]

Faucaria felina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Aizoaceae
Genus: Faucaria
Species:
F. felina
Binomial name
Faucaria felina
Synonyms[1]
List
    • Faucaria acutipetala L.Bolus
    • Faucaria candida L.Bolus
    • Faucaria cradockensis L.Bolus
    • Faucaria crassisepala L.Bolus
    • Faucaria duncanii L.Bolus
    • Faucaria jamesii (L.Bolus) Tischer
    • Faucaria kingiae L.Bolus
    • Faucaria longidens L.Bolus
    • Faucaria longifolia L.Bolus
    • Faucaria lupina (Haw.) Schwantes
    • Faucaria militaris Tischer
    • Faucaria montana L.Bolus
    • Faucaria multidens L.Bolus
    • Faucaria plana L.Bolus
    • Faucaria ryneveldiae L.Bolus
    • Faucaria uniondalensis L.Bolus
    • Mesembryanthemum lupinum Haw.

Subspecies

Faucaria felina had two subspecies, but these are no longer accepted:[1]

  • Faucaria felina subsp. tuberculosa (Rolfe) L.E.Groen[4] → now Faucaria tuberculosa
  • Faucaria felina subsp. britteniae (L. Bolus) L.E.Groen[5]

References
  1. "Faucaria felina (L.) Schwantes". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  2. "Faucaria felina (Tiger Jaws)". World of Succulents. February 24, 2014. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  3. "Faucaria candida white tiger jaws". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  4. "Faucaria felina subs. tuberculosa". Llifle. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  5. "Faucaria felina subs. britteniae". Llifle. Retrieved January 19, 2019.


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