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Echeveria gibbiflora

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Species of succulent

Echeveria gibbiflora
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Crassulaceae
Genus: Echeveria
Species: E. gibbiflora
Binomial name
Echeveria gibbiflora
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Synonyms
  • Cotyledon gibbiflora (DC) Baker (1869)
  • Echeveria grandifolia Haworth (1828)
  • Echeveria campanulata Kunze (1843)

Echeveria gibbiflora is a species of flowering plant in the family Crassulaceae. It was described by Swiss botanist Augustin Pyramus de Candolle in 1828. It occurs in Mexico and Guatemala.

Description

Echeveria gibbiflora is a large species of Echeveria, producing rosettes of 15 leaves, a tall flowering stem up to 1 metre (3 ft 3 in) in height, and an average of 160 flower buds. The red, tubular flowers are about 2.5 centimetres (0.98 in) long with 10 stamens and 5 styles. It flowers between September and January. The dry fruits each produce approximately 200 small seeds.

  • Flowers Flowers

Ecology

Each flower is open for between 7–8 days and is visited by nectar-seeking broad-billed hummingbirds (Cynanthus latirostris). The American bushtit (Psaltriparus minimus) has been documented foraging for aphids that occur among the flowers.

Uses

Echeveria gibbiflora has been used in Mexican folk medicine as a contraceptive, as a vaginal postcoital rinse.

Cultivars include E. gibbiflora 'Carunculata' (also spelled 'Caronculata'), E. gibbiflora 'Metallica', and E. gibbiflora 'Violescens'.

References

  1. ^ "Echeveria gibbiflora DC, 1828". www.crassulaceae.ch (in German). International Crassulaceae Network.
  2. ^ "Echeveria gibbiflora". chicagobotanic.org. Chicago Botanic Garden.
  3. ^ Cordero-Martinez, Joaquín; Aguirre-Alvarado, Charmina; Guzmán-Soriano, Jessica Gabriela; Sánchez-Arroyo, Cinthia Erika; Flores-Alonso, Juan Carlos; Rodríguez-Páez, Lorena (27 July 2016). "Effects of aqueous crude extract of Echeveria gibbiflora on mouse sperm function". Systems Biology in Reproductive Medicine. 62 (5): 343–52. doi:10.1080/19396368.2016.1203044. PMID 27463087.
  4. "Ruth's Tips: Echeveria 'Mauna Loa' an unusual beauty". mercurynews.com. The Mercury News. 26 September 2013. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  5. ^ Parra-Tabla, V.; Vargas, C. F.; Eguiarte, L. E. (August 1998). "Is Echeveria gibbiflora (Crassulaceae) fecundity limited by pollen availability? An experimental study". Functional Ecology. 12 (4): 591–595. doi:10.1046/j.1365-2435.1998.00229.x. ISSN 0269-8463.
  6. ^ Parra, Victor; Vargas, C. Fabian; Eguiarte, Luis E. (February 1993). "Reproductive biology, pollen and seed dispersal, and neighborhood size in the hummingbird-pollinated Echeveria gibbiflora (Crassulaceae)". American Journal of Botany. 80 (2): 153–159. doi:10.1002/j.1537-2197.1993.tb13783.x.
  7. Delgado, N. M.; Taboada Ramirez, J.; Ortega Hernández, A.; Merchant-Larios, H.; Sánchez-Vázqueź, M. L.; Ramirez, G.; Reyes, R. (1999). "Effects of a purified fraction from Echeveria gibbiflora aqueous crude extract on guinea-pig spermatozoa". Phytotherapy Research. 13 (1): 46–49. doi:10.1002/(SICI)1099-1573(199902)13:1<46::AID-PTR373>3.0.CO;2-S. ISSN 0951-418X. PMID 10189950.
  8. "Echeveria gibbiflora 'Caronculata' De Smet". www.crassulaceae.ch (in German). International Crassulaceae Network. Retrieved 2018-11-07.
  9. Eggli, Urs (2012). Illustrated Handbook of Succulent Plants: Crassulaceae. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 9783642558740.
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Echeveria gibbiflora


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