Aichryson tortuosum

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Ordo: Saxifragales

Familia: Crassulaceae
Subfamilia: Sempervivoideae
Tribus: Aeonieae
Genus: Aichryson
Species: Aichryson tortuosum
Varietates: A. t. var. bethencourtianum – A. t. var. tortuosum
Name

Aichryson tortuosum (Aiton) Webb & Berthel., Hist. Nat. Iles Canaries 2(1): 184. 1840.
Synonyms

Basionym
Sempervivum tortuosum Aiton, Hort. Kew. 2: 148. 1789.
Homotypic
Aeonium tortuosum (Aiton) A.Berger in H.G.A.Engler, Nat. Pflanzenfam. ed. 2, 18(a): 427. 1930.
Aeonium tortuosum (Aiton) Pitard & Proust, Iles Canaries: 190. 1909.
Macrobia tortuosa (Aiton) G.Kunkel, Cuad. Bot. Canar., 28: 35. 1977.
Heterotypic
Aichryson pulvinatum Burchard, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 13: 57. 1913.
Sempervivum pulvinatum (Burchard) Praeger, Trans. & Proc. Bot. Soc. Edinburgh 29: 214. 1925.
Sempervivum pygmaeum C.Sm. ex Link in C.L.von Buch, Phys. Beschr. Canar. Ins.: 155. 1828.
Aichryson pygmaeum (C.Sm. ex Link) Webb & Berth., Hist. Nat. Iles Canaries 3(2; 1): 184. 1840.
Aichryson radicescens Webb & Berth., Hist. Nat. Iles Canaries 3(2; 1): 183. 1840.
Sempervivum radicescens (Webb & Berth.) Lowe, Man. Fl. Madeira 1: 331. 1864.

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa
Regional: Macaronesia
Canary Islands (Lanzarote).

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

Webb, P.B. & Berthelot, S. 1836–1850. Histoire Naturelle des Iles Canaries. Tome 3, partie 2, sect. 3. Phytographia Canariensis. 479 pp., tab. 137–250. Paris: Béthune. BHL Reference page. : 2(1): 184.

Links

Hassler, M. 2019. Aichryson tortuosum. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Dec 01. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Aichryson tortuosum. Published online. Accessed: Dec 01 2019.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Aichryson tortuosum in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Dec 01. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2019. Aichryson tortuosum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 01 Dec 2019.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Aichryson tortuosum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names
Deutsch: Gedrehtes Aichryson
español: Gongarillo purpurario