Aeonium balsamiferum

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Aeonium balsamiferum
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Aeonium balsamiferum at the University of California Botanical Garden
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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 balsamiferumWebb & 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.

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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]

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References

  1. 1 2 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. 1 2 "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.