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Aeonium balsamiferum

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Aeonium balsamiferum
Aeonium balsamiferum' at the University of California Botanical Garden
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Crassulaceae
Genus: Aeonium
Species:
A. balsamiferum
Binomial name
Aeonium balsamiferum
Webb & Berthel., 1840
Synonyms[2]
  • Sempervivum balsamiferum Webb & Berthel.

Aeonium balsamiferum (Template:Lang-es) is a species of tropical flowering plant in the family Crassulaceae. The species is endemic in the Canary Islands.

Taxonomy

The plant was first described by Philip Barker Webb and Sabin Berthelot, published in Natural History of the Canary Islands (Histoire Naturelle des Îles Canaries) in 1840.[3]

Description

It is a shrub with sticky leaves. The rosettes measure up to 20 cm (7.9 in) in diameter. It has light yellow flowers.[2]

Distribution

Aeonium balsamiferum occurs in the eastern Canary Islands of Lanzarote (native) and Fuerteventura (naturalised), in shrublands and rocky areas.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Reyes-Betancort, J.A.; Carqué Álamo, E. (2011). "Aeonium balsamiferum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T165110A5973104. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T165110A5973104.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Aeonium balsamiferum at Desert Tropicals
  3. ^ "Aeonium balsamiferum". Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 6 August 2012.