Monanthes muralis
Appearance
Monanthes muralis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Saxifragales |
Family: | Crassulaceae |
Genus: | Monanthes |
Species: | M. muralis
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Binomial name | |
Monanthes muralis (Webb ex Bolle) Hook.f.
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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
[edit]- ^ a b "Monanthes muralis (Webb ex Bolle) Hook.f." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
- ^ 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.