| Aeonium balsamiferum | |
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| Aeonium balsamiferum at the University of California Botanical Garden | |
| Conservation status | |
 Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Saxifragales |
| Family: | Crassulaceae |
| Genus: | Aeonium |
| Species: | A. balsamiferum |
| Binomial name | |
| Aeonium balsamiferum Webb & Berthel., 1840 | |
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Aeonium balsamiferum (Spanish: 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.
Description
It is a shrub with sticky leaves. The rosettes measure up to 20 cm (7.9 in) in diameter. It has light yellow flowers.
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Aeonium balsamiferum
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Distribution
Aeonium balsamiferum occurs in the eastern Canary Islands of Lanzarote (native) and Fuerteventura (naturalised), in shrublands and rocky areas.
References
- ^ Reyes-Betancort, J.A.; Carqué Álamo, E. (2011). "Aeonium balsamiferum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T165110A5973104. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T165110A5973104.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ "Aeonium balsamiferum at Desert Tropicals". Archived from the original on 2015-04-28. Retrieved 2017-06-17.
- "Aeonium balsamiferum". Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 6 August 2012.