Aeonium gorgoneum
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| Aeonium gorgoneum at the University of California Botanical Garden | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Core eudicots |
| Order: | Saxifragales |
| Family: | Crassulaceae |
| Genus: | Aeonium |
| Species: | A. gorgoneum |
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Aeonium gorgoneum J.A.Schmidt, 1852 |
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Aeonium gorgoneum is a species of flowering plant in the family Crassulaceae. The species is endemic in Cape Verde. The plant was first scientifically described by Johann Anton Schmidt in 1852.
Its local name is called salão. The plant plays a role in traditional medicine for the treatment of bronchitis.
Aeonium gorgoneum is found on the islands of Santo Antão, São Vicente and São Nicolau.
Aeonium gorgoneum is featured on a Cape Verdean $100 escudo coin in 1994.
Aeonium gorgoneum was also featured on a Cape Verdean stamp issued in 2002.
The plant name Sempervivum gorgoneum J.A. Schmidt ex. Cout, published in 1914, may be a synonym.
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