Aeonium balsamiferum
Appearance
Aeonium balsamiferum | |
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Aeonium balsamiferum' at the University of California Botanical Garden | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Saxifragales |
Family: | Crassulaceae |
Genus: | Aeonium |
Species: | A. balsamiferum
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Binomial name | |
Aeonium balsamiferum | |
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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]
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Aeonium balsamiferum
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Details
Distribution
Aeonium balsamiferum occurs in the eastern Canary Islands of Lanzarote (native) and Fuerteventura (naturalised), in shrublands and rocky areas.[1]
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Aeonium balsamiferum at Desert Tropicals
- ^ "Aeonium balsamiferum". Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 6 August 2012.