Aeonium leucoblepharum

Aeonium leucoblepharum is a succulent flowering plant in the family Crassulaceae. The pointed leaves have a strong central stripe, and they may develops pinkish colour on exposure to strong sunlight. There are variants with less pointed leaves but still with the central stripe. The flowers are yellow, 7- to 10-merous, with petals 6 – 8 x 1.8 – 2.5 mm.[2] The species is native to mountains in Yemen and north-eastern Africa, from Ethiopia and Somalia to Kenya and Uganda.[2] It is also known as Sempervivum leucoblepharum and Sempervivum chrysanthum.[3]

Aeonium leucoblepharum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Crassulaceae
Genus: Aeonium
Species:
A. leucoblepharum
Binomial name
Aeonium leucoblepharum
Synonyms[1]
  • Aeonium chrysanthum (Hochst. ex J.Britten) A.Berger

References

  1. The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species, retrieved 30 July 2016
  2. "International Crassulaceae Network: Aeonium leucoblepharum Webb ex A.Richard, 1848 (engl./ fr.)". International Crassulaceae Network. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  3. "Desert Tropicals". Archived from the original on 2009-05-30. Retrieved 2009-04-29.


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