Biology:Aeonium leucoblepharum

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Short description: Species of succulent

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

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]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q1310442 entry