Aeonium gorgoneum
| Aeonium gorgoneum | |
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| Aeonium gorgoneum at the University of California Botanical Garden | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Core eudicots |
| Order: | Saxifragales |
| Family: | Crassulaceae |
| Genus: | Aeonium |
| Species: | A. gorgoneum |
| Binomial name | |
| Aeonium gorgoneum J.A.Schmidt, 1852 | |
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Aeonium gorgoneum (name etymology: Aeonium and mermaid) is a species of flowering plant that belong to the Crassulaceae family. The species is endemic in Cape Verde. The plant was first scientifically described by Johann Anton Schmidt in 1852.[2]
Its local name is called salão.[3] The plant plays a role in traditional medicine for the treatment of bronchitis.[3]
Distribution and ecology
Aeonium gorgoneum is found on the islands of Santo Antão, São Vicente and São Nicolau.
Possible synonym
The plant name Sempervivum gorgoneum J.A. Schmidt ex. Cout, published in 1914,[4] may be a synonym.[5]
Notes
- ↑ The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species, retrieved 30 July 2016
- ↑ Schmidt, Johann Anton (1852). Beiträge zur Flora der Cap Verdischen Inseln. pp. 258–259.
- 1 2 Gomes, Isildo p. 21
- ↑ The International Plant Names Index, retrieved 29 October 2016
- ↑ "Sempervivum gorgoneum", The Plant List, retrieved 29 October 2016
Further reading
- Isildo Gomes et al., Endemic plants and indigenous trees of the Cape Verde Islands, Ministry of Environment, Agriculture and Fishery and the Projects Conservation and Exploration of the Natural Resources on the Island Fogo (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeitand) and Conservation of Biodiversity, 2003, p. 21
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- "Artemisia gorgonum Webb". Universal Biological Indexer and Organizer (UBIO). Retrieved 23 May 2012.
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