Aeonium balsamiferum explained

Aeonium balsamiferum (Spanish; Castilian: bejeque farrobo) is a species of tropical flowering plant in the family Crassulaceae. The species is endemic in the Canary Islands.

Taxonomy

The plant was first described by Philip Barker Webb and Sabin Berthelot, published in Natural History of the Canary Islands (Histoire Naturelle des Îles Canaries) in 1840.[1]

Description

It is a shrub with sticky leaves. The rosettes measure up to in diameter. It has light yellow flowers.

Distribution

Aeonium balsamiferum occurs in the eastern Canary Islands of Lanzarote (native) and Fuerteventura (naturalised), in shrublands and rocky areas.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Aeonium balsamiferum. Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 6 August 2012.