Biology:Echeveria laui

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Short description: Species of succulent

Echeveria laui
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Crassulaceae
Genus: Echeveria
Species:
E. laui
Binomial name
Echeveria laui
Moran & J.Meyrán

Echeveria laui is a slow-growing perennial succulent plant native to the state of Oaxaca, Mexico.[1][2][3] It is a popular decorative plant due to its distinctive pink color.

Etymology

Echeveria is named for Atanasio Echeverría y Godoy, a botanical illustrator who contributed to Flora Mexicana.[4]

References

  1. Roskov Y.; Kunze T. (2014). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2014 Annual Checklist.". in Didžiulis V.. Species 2000: Reading, UK.. http://www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/2014/details/species/id/16731847. Retrieved 26 May 2014. 
  2. R. Moran & J. Meyran, 1976 In: Cact. Suc. Mex., 21(3): 59
  3. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World
  4. Gledhill, David (2008). "The Names of Plants". Cambridge University Press. ISBN:9780521866453 (hardback), ISBN:9780521685535 (paperback). p. 149


Wikidata ☰ Q938915 entry