Aichryson palmense
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Aichryson palmense is a species of the genus Aichryson in the thick-leaf family(Crassulaceae).
description
Vegetative characteristics
Aichryson palmense grows as a two or three year old, glandular hairy, herbaceous plant and reaches heights of growth of up to 20 centimeters. The shoots , which are clearly covered with hair , have a diameter of about 6 millimeters. The lower branches are spreading widely and spread out. Their broadly egg-shaped, pointed or rounded, densely hairy, sticky leaves are 25 to 45 millimeters long and 20 to 30 millimeters wide. They narrow into a distinct, up to 20 millimeter long stem . The leaf blade is widest near the base .
Generative characteristics
The loose inflorescence has few flowers . The eight to nine-fold flowers are on an 8 to 20 millimeter long peduncle and have a diameter of 12 to 14 millimeters. Their sepals are hairy glandular. The pale yellow, lanceolate, pointed petals are 6 to 7 millimeters long.
Systematics and distribution
Aichryson palmense is common on La Palma at heights of 300 to 800 meters.
The first description by Carl August Bolle was published in 1859.
A nomenclature synonym is Sempervivum palmense (Webb ex Bolle) Christ (1888).
proof
literature
- Reto Nyffeler: Aichryson palmense . In: Urs Eggli (Hrsg.): Succulent lexicon. Crassulaceae (thick leaf family) . Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart 2003, ISBN 3-8001-3998-7 , pp. 23 .
Individual evidence
Web links
- Photos by Aichryson palmense