Aeonium

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Saxifragales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Saxifragales

Familia: Crassulaceae
Subfamilia: Sempervivoideae
Tribus: Aeonieae
Genus: Aeonium
Sectiones: A. sect. Aeonium – A. sect. Chrysocome – A. sect. Greenovia – A. sect. Leuconium – A. sect. Megalonium – A. sect. Patinaria – A. sect. Petrothamnium – A. sect. Pittonium
Species: A. aizoon – A. appendiculatum – A. arboreum – A. aureum – A. balsamiferum – A. banaresii – A. canariense – A. castello-paivae – A. ciliatum – A. cuneatum – A. davidbramwellii – A. decorum – A. diplocyclum – A. dodrantale – A. glandulosum – A. glutinosum – A. gomerense – A. goochiae – A. gorgoneum – A. haworthii – A. hierrense – A. lancerottense – A. leucoblepharum – A. lindleyi – A. liui – A. nobile – A. percarneum – A. rubrolineatum – A. sanctisebastianii – A. saundersii – A. sedifolium – A. simsii – A. smithii – A. spathulatum – A. stuessyi – A. tabulaeforme – A. tabulicum – A. undulatum – A. urbicum – A. valverdense – A. voggenreiteri
Nothospecies: A. × acebesii – A. × afurense – A. × aguajilvense – A. × anagense – A. × barbatum – A. × beltranii – A. × bollei – A. × bramwellii – A. × bravoanum – A. × burchardii – A. × cabrerae – A. × castellodecorum – A. × castelloplanum – A. × chamorgense – A. × cilifolium – A. × claperae – A. × condei – A. × contortiflorum – A. × edgari – A. × exsul – A. × globosum – A. × grandipetalum – A. × hernandezii – A. × holospathulatum – A. × isorense – A. × jacobsenii – A. × kunkelii – A. × lambii – A. × laxiflorum – A. × lemsii – A. × lidii – A. × loartei – A. × lowei – A. × marreroi – A. × mascaense – A. × meridionale – A. × mixtum – A. × monteaquaense – A. × nogalesii – A. × occidentale – A. × ombriosum – A. × orbelindense – A. × perezii – A. × praegeri – A. × puberulum – A. × riosjordanae – A. × robustum – A. × sanchezii – A. × santosianum – A. × septentrionale – A. × splendens – A. × sventenii – A. × tagananense – A. × tamaimense – A. × tenensis – A. × teneriffae – A. × tijarafense – A. × timense – A. × uhlii – A. × uriostei – A. × vegamorai – A. × velutinum – A. × wildpretii

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Aeonium in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Jun 12. Reference page.

Name

Aeonium Webb & Berthel., Hist. Nat. Iles Canaries (Phytogr.). 3(2; 1): 184 (1840).

Type species: Aeonium arboreum (L.) Webb & Berthel., vide H.Y.Liu (1989: 35)

Synonyms

Heterotypic
- Sempervivum sect. Chronobium DC., Pl. Rar. Jard. Geneve: 80 (1827).
  - Type species: non design.
- Greenovia Webb in P.B. Webb & S. Berthel., Hist. Nat. Iles Canaries 3(2; 2): 198, t. 36 (1843).
  - Type species: Greenovia aurea Webb & Berthel.
- Aldasorea F.Haage & E.Schmidt, Nursery Cat. (Haage) 1930: 203 (1930).
  - Type species: non design.
- × Greenonium G.D.Rowley, Natl. Cact. Succ. J. 13: 75 (1958).
- × Aeoniogreenovia Voggenr., Diss. Bot. 26: 317 (1974), nom. illeg.
- Megalonium (A.Berger) G.Kunkel, Kanar. Pflanzenw.: 158 (1980).
  - Type species: Megalonium nobile (Praeger) G.Kunkel

Hybrids

× Aeonichryson

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe (introduced)
- Regional: Northern Europe
  - Great Britain.
- Regional: Southwestern Europe
  - Baleares, Corse, France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain.
- Regional: Southeastern Europe
  - Greece, Italy, Sicilia.
Continental: Africa
- Regional: Northern Africa
  - Algeria (introduced), Morocco, Tunisia (introduced).
- Regional: Macaronesia
  - Canary Islands, Cape Verde, Madeira.
- Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa
  - Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia.
- Regional: East Tropical Africa
  - Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda.
Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Western Asia
  - East Aegean Islands (introduced).
- Regional: Arabian Peninsula
  - Yemen.
Continental: Australasia
- Regional: New Zealand
  - New Zealand North, New Zealand South (introduced).
Continental: Northern America
- Regional: Southwestern U.S.A.
  - California (introduced).
Continental: Southern America
- Regional: Southern South America
  - Juan Fernández Islands (introduced).

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Webb, P.B. & Berthelot, S. 1836–1840. Histoire Naturelle des Iles Canaries. Tome 3, partie 2, sect. 1. Phytographia Canariensis. 220 pp., 36 tab. Paris: Béthune. BHL Reference page. (!184)

Additional references

Bañares Baudet, Á., Marrero Gómez, M.V. & Scholz, S. 2008. Taxonomic and nomenclatural notes on Crassulaceae of the Canary Islands, Spain. Willdenowia 38(2): 475–489 DOI: 10.3372/wi.38.38208 JSTOR. Reference page.
Liu, H.Y. 1989. Systematics of Aeonium (Crassulaceae). National Museum of Natural Science, Taiwan. Special Publication 3: 1–102. PDF Reference page.
Mes, H.M. & Hart, H.T. 1996. The evolution of growth-forms in the Macaronesian genus Aeonium (Crassulaceae) inferred from chloroplast DNA RFLPs and morphology. Molecular Ecology 5(3): 351–363.
Zander, R. 1984. Handbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Aufl., Stuttgart, Eugen Ulmer.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Aeonium in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Jun 12. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2023. Aeonium. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 12 Jun 2023.
International Plant Names Index. 2023. Aeonium. Published online. Accessed: 12 Jun 2023.
Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Aeonium. Accessed: 12 Jun 2023.
Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Aeonium in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Jun 12.

Vernacular names

English: Tree Houseleeks
suomi: Mehipuut
magyar: Kövirózsacserje