x holospathulatum nothovar. holospathulatum

Par: Aeonium holochrysum  Webb & Berthel. × Aeonium spathulatum  (Hornem.) Praeger

[or Aeonium arboreum  (L.) Webb & Berthel. × Aeonium spathulatum   (Hornem.) Praeger if holochrysum is included in arboreum]

Aeonium ×holospathulatum  Bañares, Híbridos de la familia Crassulaceae en las islas Canarias. Novedades y datos corológicos, Vieraea 16: 66, 68. (Jun) 1986.

Etym: Condensed formula.

T: Islas Canarias, Tenerife, Santa Cruz de Tenerife Prov., Arafo, 950m; Mar 1981, Ángel Bañares.

HT: TFC 19.949.

Obs: The correct name for Aeonium arboreum × Aeonium spathulatum when holochrysum is not recognised at specific rank.

Description :

Resembling A. spathulatum but much more sturdy.

Stem thick, 1.5 - 2.5 cm, branches short, suberect, finely pubescent in apical part.

Rosettes 6 - 9 cm across with a characteristic thick central ovoid bud, surrounded by adult leaves.

Leaves 3 - 4 x 1 . 1.5 cm, obovate-spatulate, glabrous, apiculate, with reddish-brown blotches, young leaves puberulous, margins with obtuse cilia, under side with distinct longitudinal glands. 

Distribution : Canary Islands : Tenerife, 950 m.