▁between ▁sub sp . ▁sch ae fer i ▁and ▁sub sp . ▁bod k ini i ▁are ▁known , ▁the ▁sub species ▁are ▁distinct ▁even ▁when ▁growing ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁location . ▁ ▁Sub sp . ▁bod k ini i ▁has ▁broad ▁syn fl ores c ences , ▁and ▁succ ul ent ▁leaves ▁of ▁up ▁to ▁ 2   cm ▁long ▁that ▁are ▁set ▁even ly ▁along ▁the ▁st ems , ▁including ▁the ▁ped un cle . ▁ ▁Sub sp . ▁fil ifolia ▁has ▁long ▁syn fl ores c ences , ▁and ▁sl ender , ▁sometimes ▁somewhat ▁fl atten ed ▁leaves ▁of ▁up ▁to ▁ 3   cm ▁long . ▁ ▁Sub sp . ▁sch ae fer i ▁has ▁broad ▁syn fl ores c ences , ▁and ▁succ ul ent ▁leaves ▁of ▁up ▁to ▁ 2   cm ▁long , ▁set ▁in ▁groups , ▁with ▁the ▁lower ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ped un cle ▁crow ded ▁with ▁leaves ▁and ▁the ▁upper ▁part ▁almost ▁le a fl ess . ▁ ▁Sub sp . ▁sch le chter i ▁has ▁broad ▁syn fl ores c ences , ▁and ▁succ ul ent ▁leaves ▁of ▁up ▁to ▁ 4   cm ▁long . ▁ ▁Tax onomy ▁ ▁The ▁fine - le aved ▁fel icia ▁was ▁first ▁described ▁by ▁the ▁French ▁botan ist ▁Ét ienne ▁Pierre ▁V enten at , ▁who ▁named ▁it ▁A ster ▁fil if ol ius ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 4 , ▁accompanied ▁by ▁a ▁colour ▁et ch ing ▁in ▁his ▁book ▁J ardin ▁de ▁la