| Echeveria atropurpurea | |
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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. atropurpurea |
| Binomial name | |
| Echeveria atropurpurea (Baker) E.Morren | |
| Synonyms | |
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Cotyledon atropurpurea Baker | |
Echeveria atropurpurea is a species of succulent plant in the Crassulaceae family. It is a perennial commonly known as chapetona or siempreviva, and is a endemic to Central Veracruz, Mexico in tropical deciduous forests. It is noted for its fast growing, easy cultivation, and red to yellow flowers. It is currently threatened by habitat loss.
Description
It stands roughly 77 cm tall with 7-21 cm rosette-shaped leaves that may range in coloration from green to purple. Its flowers (appearing Nov-Feb) have a dark green base with corolla pink-orange (salmon) to deep red/orange petals. It has numerous brown seeds.
Taxonomy
Echeveria is named for Atanasio Echeverría y Godoy, a botanical illustrator who contributed to Flora Mexicana.
Atropurpurea means "dark-purple coloured". This name is ostensibly due to its purple leaves and bracts.
References
- "Echeveria atropurpurea (Baker) É.Morren". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
- ^ "Echeveria atropurpurea". www.llifle.com. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
- "PlantFiles: Echeveria Species". Dave's Garden. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
- ^ "Echeveria atropurpurea". reservaeleden.org. Archived from the original on 2019-09-17. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
- "Echeveria amphoralis v. Yosondua seeds". seedscactus.com. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
- ^ Gledhill, David (2008). "The Names of Plants". Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521866453 (hardback), ISBN 9780521685535 (paperback). pp. 61, 149
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Echeveria atropurpurea | |
| Cotyledon atropurpurea | |