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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 (Spanish: bejeque farrobo) is a species of tropical flowering plant in the family Crassulaceae. The species is endemic in the Canary Islands.

Taxonomy

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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

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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

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

References

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  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". Archived from the original on 2015-04-28. Retrieved 2017-06-17.
  3. ^ "Aeonium balsamiferum". Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 6 August 2012.