Biology:Aeonium leucoblepharum
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Short description: Species of succulent
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Saxifragales |
| Family: | Crassulaceae |
| Genus: | Aeonium |
| Species: | A. leucoblepharum
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| Binomial name | |
| Aeonium leucoblepharum Webb ex A.Rich.
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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
- ↑ The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species, http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-2623601, retrieved 30 July 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "International Crassulaceae Network: Aeonium leucoblepharum Webb ex A.Richard, 1848 (engl./ fr.)". International Crassulaceae Network. http://www.crassulaceae.ch/de/artikel?akID=22&aaID=2&aiID=L&aID=2570. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- ↑ "Desert Tropicals". http://www.desert-tropicals.com/Plants/Crassulaceae/Aeonium_leucoblepharum.html.
Wikidata ☰ Q1310442 entry
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