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
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Aizoaceae
Genus: Faucaria
Species:
F. felina
Binomial name
Faucaria felina
Synonyms[1]
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    • 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

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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

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  1. ^ a b "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.