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Sempervivum abyssinicum

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Identification
Sempervivum abyssinicum Hochst. ex A.Rich. [family CRASSULACEAE ] Verified by Byalt, V., Hypagophytum abyssinicum (Hochst et. A.Rich.) Berger [family CRASSULACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Not on sheet.,
Related name
  • Hypagophytum abyssinicum
  • Sempervivum abyssinicum
  • Sempervivum malladrae
  • Sedum abyssinicum
  • Sedum malladrae

Flora

Entry for SEMPERVIVUM abyssinicum Hochst. [family CRASSULACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora of Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of Tropical Africa, Vol 2, page 385, (1871) Author: (By Mr. J. G. Baker.)
Names
SEMPERVIVUM abyssinicum Hochst. [family CRASSULACEAE], in A. Rich. Fl. Abyss. i. 315.
Information
Glabrous. Stem erect, about 6 in. high, simple, terete, slender, reddish. Leaves (wanting in our specimen) rather fleshy, opposite, oval obovate or obovate-spathulate, green throughout or spotted with red. Flowers small, white, on long slender pedicels, usually 10-merous, forming a branched lax cyme. Calyx divided below the middle, segments ovate-anceolate, acute. Petals narrow-lanceolate, acute, 2–3 times as long as the calyx. Carpels short, styles long and slender.
Distribution
Abyssinia Nile Land Schimper! Petit, Dillon.

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