|
Aichryson × Bramwellii
''Aichryson'' is a genus of 16 species of succulent, subtropical plants, native to the Canary Islands, Azores, and Madeira. The species of ''Aichryson'' are not frost-resistant. They are related to ''Sempervivum, Jovibarba, Greenovia, Aeonium'' and ''Monanthes'', readily seen in their similar flowers. The genus name comes from a contraction of the Greek "aei" (always) and "chrysos" (gold). Several species are cultivated as ornamental plants. The hybrid cultivar ''Aichryson'' × ''aizoides'' var. ''domesticum'' 'Variegatum' is a recipient of the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. Taxonomy Recent phylogenetic studies of Crassulaceae indicate that ''Aichryson'' is closely related to ''Monanthes'' and ''Aeonium'' (both genera are also largely endemic to the Canary Islands). Two other genera of Crassulaceae that have many-parted (polymerous) flowers (''Sempervivum'' and '' Jovibarba'') are not closely related to the three Canary Island genera.Mort et al. (2002) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philip Barker Webb
Philip Barker Webb (10 July 1793 – 31 August 1854) was an English botanist. Life Webb was born to a wealthy, aristocratic family; his father was the lord of the manors of Witley and Milford, Surrey, Milford, in Surrey, England. Webb was educated at Harrow School and Christ Church, Oxford. He collected plants in Italy, Spain, and Portugal, and was the first person to collect in the Tetuan Mountains of Morocco. En route to Brazil he made what was intended to be a brief visit to the Canary Islands, but he stayed for a considerable time, returning after his Brazil expedition. The results can be seen in the nine-volume ''Natural History of the Canary Islands, Histoire Naturelle des Iles Canaries'' (''Natural History of the Canary Islands''), which he co-authored with Sabin Berthelot. In company with Berthelot, who had lived on the islands for some time, Webb collected specimens on the islands between 1828 and 1830. The text of ''Histoire Naturelle des Iles Canaries'' took 20&n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Palma
La Palma (, ), also known as ''La isla bonita'' () and historically San Miguel de La Palma, is the most northwesterly island of the Canary Islands, a Spanish autonomous community and archipelago in Macaronesia in the North Atlantic Ocean. La Palma has an area of making it the fifth largest of the eight main Canary Islands. The total population at the start of 2023 was 84,338, of whom 15,522 lived in the capital, Santa Cruz de La Palma and 20,375 in Los Llanos de Aridane. Its highest mountain is the Roque de los Muchachos, at , being second among the peaks of the Canaries after the Teide massif on Tenerife. In 1815, the German geologist Leopold von Buch visited the Canary Islands. It was as a result of his visit to Tenerife, where he visited the Las Cañadas caldera, and then later to La Palma, where he visited the Taburiente caldera, that the Spanish word for cauldron or large cooking pot – "caldera" – was introduced into the geological vocabulary. In the center of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aichryson Palmense
''Aichryson'' is a genus of 16 species of succulent, subtropical plants, native to the Canary Islands, Azores, and Madeira. The species of ''Aichryson'' are not frost-resistant. They are related to ''Sempervivum, Jovibarba, Greenovia, Aeonium'' and ''Monanthes'', readily seen in their similar flowers. The genus name comes from a contraction of the Greek "aei" (always) and "chrysos" (gold). Several species are cultivated as ornamental plants. The hybrid cultivar ''Aichryson'' × ''aizoides'' var. ''domesticum'' 'Variegatum' is a recipient of the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. Taxonomy Recent phylogenetic studies of Crassulaceae indicate that ''Aichryson'' is closely related to ''Monanthes'' and ''Aeonium'' (both genera are also largely endemic to the Canary Islands). Two other genera of Crassulaceae that have many-parted (polymerous) flowers (''Sempervivum'' and '' Jovibarba'') are not closely related to the three Canary Island genera.Mort et al. (2002) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aichryson Dumosum
''Aichryson dumosum'' is a critically endangered species of succulent plant of the family Crassulaceae endemic to Madeira. Description ''Aichryson dumosum'' is a glandular plant up to in height, with reddish purple branches. Flowers are in diagonal, most with 7 petals, in loose summits. Petals , lanceolate, bright golden yellow with a dorsal central rib. Distribution and habitat The species is endemic to one single locality on Calheta Municipality, Madeira Island Madeira is a Portuguese island, and is the largest and most populous of the Madeira Archipelago. It has an area of , including Ilhéu de Agostinho, Ilhéu de São Lourenço, Ilhéu Mole (northwest). As of 2021, Madeira had a total population o ... and is estimated to have around 50 to 250 individuals occupying only . It grows in crevices and sheltered areas typical for micro-habitats consisting of an agglomeration of rocks. It is mainly threatened by invasive species, trampling, fires, droughts and landslides. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aichryson Divaricatum
''Aichryson divaricatum'' is a species of succulent plant of the family Crassulaceae endemic to Madeira. Description It is usually smooth and glabrous, tall and green. It has a dark green, ascending stem. Flowers are in diagonal, most with 7-petals, in dense summits. Petals are , ovate, short aristated, pale golden yellow, with a central dorsal rib. Distribution The species is endemic to Madeira Island and Desertas Islands The Desertas Islands (, , "Deserted Islands") are a small archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, part of the larger Portuguese Madeira Archipelago. The archipelago is located off the coast of Morocco. Deserta Grande Island is located about southea ... and is commonly found on rocks over levadas, cliffs, walls, ravines and sometimes on tree trunks between in altitude. File:Aichryson divaricatum 02.jpg References divaricatum Endemic flora of Madeira {{crassulaceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aichryson Dichotomum
''Aichryson'' is a genus of 16 species of succulent, subtropical plants, native to the Canary Islands, Azores, and Madeira. The species of ''Aichryson'' are not frost-resistant. They are related to ''Sempervivum, Jovibarba, Greenovia, Aeonium'' and ''Monanthes'', readily seen in their similar flowers. The genus name comes from a contraction of the Greek "aei" (always) and "chrysos" (gold). Several species are cultivated as ornamental plants. The hybrid cultivar ''Aichryson'' × ''aizoides'' var. ''domesticum'' 'Variegatum' is a recipient of the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. Taxonomy Recent phylogenetic studies of Crassulaceae indicate that ''Aichryson'' is closely related to ''Monanthes'' and ''Aeonium'' (both genera are also largely endemic to the Canary Islands). Two other genera of Crassulaceae that have many-parted (polymerous) flowers (''Sempervivum'' and '' Jovibarba'') are not closely related to the three Canary Island genera.Mort et al. (2002) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
