Echeveria gibbiflora | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Saxifragales |
Family: | Crassulaceae |
Genus: | Echeveria |
Species: | E. gibbiflora
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Binomial name | |
Echeveria gibbiflora | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Echeveria gibbiflora is a species of flowering plant in the family Crassulaceae. [2] [3] [4] It was described by Swiss botanist Augustin Pyramus de Candolle in 1828. It occurs in Mexico and Guatemala. [1]
Echeveria gibbiflora is a large species of Echeveria, [2] [1] producing rosettes of 15 leaves, a tall flowering stem up to 1 metre (3 ft 3 in) in height, and an average of 160 flower buds. [5] The red, tubular flowers are about 2.5 centimetres (0.98 in) long with 10 stamens and 5 styles. [5] [6] It flowers between September and January. [2] [5] The dry fruits each produce approximately 200 small seeds. [5]
Each flower is open for between 7–8 days and is visited by nectar-seeking broad-billed hummingbirds (Cynanthus latirostris). [6] The American bushtit (Psaltriparus minimus) has been documented foraging for aphids that occur among the flowers. [6]
Echeveria gibbiflora has been used in Mexican folk medicine as a contraceptive, as a vaginal postcoital rinse. [7] [3]
Cultivars include E. gibbiflora 'Carunculata' (also spelled 'Caronculata'), [8] E. gibbiflora 'Metallica', and E. gibbiflora 'Violescens'. [9]
Echeveria gibbiflora | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Saxifragales |
Family: | Crassulaceae |
Genus: | Echeveria |
Species: | E. gibbiflora
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Binomial name | |
Echeveria gibbiflora | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Echeveria gibbiflora is a species of flowering plant in the family Crassulaceae. [2] [3] [4] It was described by Swiss botanist Augustin Pyramus de Candolle in 1828. It occurs in Mexico and Guatemala. [1]
Echeveria gibbiflora is a large species of Echeveria, [2] [1] producing rosettes of 15 leaves, a tall flowering stem up to 1 metre (3 ft 3 in) in height, and an average of 160 flower buds. [5] The red, tubular flowers are about 2.5 centimetres (0.98 in) long with 10 stamens and 5 styles. [5] [6] It flowers between September and January. [2] [5] The dry fruits each produce approximately 200 small seeds. [5]
Each flower is open for between 7–8 days and is visited by nectar-seeking broad-billed hummingbirds (Cynanthus latirostris). [6] The American bushtit (Psaltriparus minimus) has been documented foraging for aphids that occur among the flowers. [6]
Echeveria gibbiflora has been used in Mexican folk medicine as a contraceptive, as a vaginal postcoital rinse. [7] [3]
Cultivars include E. gibbiflora 'Carunculata' (also spelled 'Caronculata'), [8] E. gibbiflora 'Metallica', and E. gibbiflora 'Violescens'. [9]