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Monanthes muralis

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Monanthes muralis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Crassulaceae
Genus: Monanthes
Species:
M. muralis
Binomial name
Monanthes muralis
(Webb ex Bolle) Hook.f.
Synonyms[1]

Petrophyes muralis Webb ex Bolle Sempervivum monanthes var. murale (Webb ex Bolle) Kuntze

Monanthes muralis is a species of flowering plant in the genus Monanthes. It forms small, succulent bushes with green flowers. It is endemic to the Canary Islands.[1]

The Latin specific epithet muralis is derived from the Latin word meaning 'growing on the wall'[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Monanthes muralis (Webb ex Bolle) Hook.f." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
  2. ^ Archibald William Smith A Gardener's Handbook of Plant Names: Their Meanings and Origins, p. 241, at Google Books
  • T. H. M. Mes, G.-J. Wijer, and H. ‘t Hart, "Phylogenetic relationships in Monanthes (Crassulaceae) based on morphological, chloroplast and nuclear DNA variation", J. evol. biol. IO (1997) 193-216.
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