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Echeveria laui

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Echeveria laui
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Crassulaceae
Genus: Echeveria
Species:
E. laui
Binomial name
Echeveria laui

Echeveria laui is a slow-growing perennial succulent plant native to the state of Oaxaca, Mexico.[1][2][3] It is a popular decorative plant due to its distinctive pink color.

Etymology

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Echeveria is named for Atanasio Echeverría y Godoy, a botanical illustrator who contributed to Flora Mexicana.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Roskov Y.; Kunze T.; Orrell T.; Abucay L.; Paglinawan L.; Culham A.; Bailly N.; Kirk P.; Bourgoin T.; Baillargeon G.; Decock W.; De Wever A. (2014). Didžiulis V. (ed.). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2014 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
  2. ^ R. Moran & J. Meyran, 1976 In: Cact. Suc. Mex., 21(3): 59
  3. ^ World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World
  4. ^ Gledhill, David (2008). "The Names of Plants". Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521866453 (hardback), ISBN 9780521685535 (paperback). p. 149