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Aeonium smithii
Species of plant From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Aeonium smithii is a is a succulent plant in the flowering plant family Crassulaceae.[2]
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Description
Aeonium smithii grows as a perennial, densely branched shrublet. The plant stem is smooth with a diameter of 7-30mm and has a growth height of up to 60cm.[1] They are densely covered by multicellular trichomes of length 3–8mm. This hairy covering distinguishes it from other species in the Genus Aeonium.[3]
Its relatively flat rosettes have a diameter of 6-15 cm.[1] The undulate leaves are covered in two kinds of unicellular trichomes, with one having the approximate length of 0.3mm and the other one of 0.5mm. They can both be observed using a microscope.[3]
The inflorescences bear yellow flowers and grow up to 15cm[3]The pedicels are puberulent and 1-9mm long and the peduncle are 4–40 cm long.[1]
Its chromomsome count is 18n.[1]
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Distribution
The plant is endemic to the Canary Island of Tenerife. It grows there on rocks and cliffs in altitudes of 150-2150 meters and is most commonly found in the forest zone.[1] A study predicted using species distribution modelling that the species might also be distributed to the islands of La Palma, La Gomera and Gran Canaria.[4]
Etymology
The species was named after the botanist Christen Smith.[3]
References
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