x holospathulatum nothovar. sanchezii Bañares, 1996

Par: Aeonium rubrolineatum  Svent. × Aeonium spathulatum  (Hornem.) Praeger

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

Aeonium ×sanchezii  Bañares, Híbridos de la familia Crassulaceae en las islas Canarias. Novedades y datos corológicos, Vieraea 16: 66, 67. (Jun) 1986. [This name applies when rubrolineatum & holochrysum are treated as independent species]

Aeonium ×holospathulatum nothovar. sanchezii  (Bañares) Bañares, Híbridos de la familia Crassulaceae en las islas Canarias. Novedades y datos corológicos. II,, Vieraea 25: 184. 1996 (publ. 1997). [This combination applies when rubrolineatum & holochrysum are treated as infraspecies of arboreum]

Etym: Named for Isidoro Sánchez García, Director of Conservation, Parque Nacional de Garajonay, La Gomera.

T: Islas Canarias, La Gomera, Roque de Agando, c.5km WNW of San Sebastián de la Gomera, 1000m; Jul 1982, Ángel Bañares.

HT: TFC 19.945.

Description :

Similar to Aeonium spathulatum but more sturdy.

Branches suberect.

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

Leaves 3 - 4 x 1 - 1.8 cm,  obovate-spatulate, apiculate, puberulous, with reddish-brown blotches, under side with distinct longitudinal glands, margins ciliate, cilia with thick base, upper part attenuate or obtuse.

Inflorescence 14 - 18 x 8 - 10 cm, peduncle glandular hairy, pedicels 3 - 5 mm.

Flowers 9-11-merous, calyx puberulous, reddish at anthesis, petals lanceolate, 5 - 7 mm long, yellow, with reddish lines.

Flowering time : July.

Distribution : Canary Islands : La Gomera, 1000m.